Biology:Tuerkayana

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Tuerkayana
Discoplax rotunda (MNHN-IU-2013-13174) 002.jpeg
Tuerkayana rotundum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Tuerkayana
Type species
Tuerkayana rotundum
(Quay & Gaimard, 1824)

Tuerkayana is a genus of large land crabs. It was created from two members of the genus Cardisoma and two members of Discoplax in late 2018 after a re-examination of the taxonomy of the family Gecarcinidae. Said re-examination also resulted in the creation of the new family Leptograpsodidae for the genus Leptograpsodes.[1]

Species

The genus Tuerkayana comprises these four species:[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q100740624 entry