Biology:Gecarcoidea
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Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs within the family Gecarcinidae.
The following species within the genus Gecarcoidea are recognised:[1][2]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Gecarcoidea humei [3](Wood-Mason, 1874) | the eastern Indian Ocean, including Christmas Island[3] | |
| 120px | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Andaman Islands purple crab | the Indo-Pacific from the Andaman Islands and eastwards |
| 120px | Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1889) | Christmas Island red crab | Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
History
When Michael Türkay revised the Gecarcinidae family in 1974, the G. humei species was originally classified as a junior synonym of the G. lalandii species.[3] However, due to differences in physical characteristics and distribution, G. humei became recognised as an independent species to G. lalandii in 2017.[3]
References
- ↑ Ng, Peter K. L.; Guinot, Danièle; Davie, Peter J. F. (2008-01-31). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf.
- ↑ Boyko, Christopher B. (24 May 2022). "Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206904.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lai, Joelle C. Y.; Shih, Hsi-Te; Ng, Peter K. L. (2017-06-09). "The systematics of land crabs of the genus Gecarcoidea and recognition of a pseudocryptic species, G. humei, from the eastern Indian Ocean (Crustacea : Decapoda : Gecarcinidae)" (in en). Invertebrate Systematics 31 (4): 406–426. doi:10.1071/IS16052. ISSN 1447-2600. https://www.publish.csiro.au/is/IS16052.
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