Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Scientific name Palicidae Rank Family | Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda Superfamily Palicoidea Higher classification Ocypodoidea | |
Similar Decapoda, Crab, Crustacean, Latreilliidae, Goneplacidae | ||
The family Palicidae, sometimes called stilt crabs, are a group of crabs. Some genera previously included in this family are now placed in a separate family, the Crossotonotidae.
Genera
The family Palicidae contains nine extant genera and two extinct genera :
References
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