Cryptochiridae
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Cryptochiridae is a family of crabs, known as gall crabs, because the females cause corals to form protective galls around themselves [1]. The family is placed in its own superfamily, Cryptochiroidea. It contains the following genera [2]:
- Cryptochirus Heller, 1861
- Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
- Neotroglocarcinus Fize & Serene, 1957
- Opecarcinus Kropp & Manning, 1987
- Pelycomaia Kropp, 1990
- Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 1938
- Pseudohapalocarcinus Fize & Serène, 1956
- Troglocarcinus Verrill, 1908
- Utinomiella Kropp & Takeda, 1988
- Cecidocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 1987
- Dacryomaia Kropp, 1990
- Detocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 1987
- Fizesereneia Takeda & Tamura, 1980
- Fungicola Serene, 1966
- Hiroia Takeda & Tamura, 1981
- Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
- Luciades Kropp & Manning, 1996
- Sphenomaia Kropp, 1990
- Xynomaia Kropp, 1990
- Zibrovia Kropp & Manning, 1996
[edit] References
- ^ Strange behaviour of reef crabs. The Australian Wonder Book of Knowledge. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Cryptochiridae (TSN 99132). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
3. Ng et al. 2008
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