Guinot, Danièle;Rodríguez Moreno, Paula A.
Gecarcinucidae
Sign in to saveThe Gecarcinucidae are a family of true freshwater crabs. They are found throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with a single genus found in Australia.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyGecarcinucidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded5,788
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Gecarcinucidae
- Collections
- WAM, USNM, QM, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal
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The Gecarcinucidae are a family of true freshwater crabs. They are found throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with a single genus found in Australia.
== Taxonomy == The family Parathelphusidae is now demoted to the rank of subfamily, as the Parathelphusinae, within the Gecarcinucidae. "Family" Parathelphusidae is now considered as a junior synonym.
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