Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Cryptochiridae gall crab



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29 species
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Cecidocarcinus zibrowii
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Cryptochirus coralliodytes
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Cryptochirus edmonsoni
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Cryptochirus tri
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Fizesereneia heimi
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Fizesereneia panda
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Hapalocarcinus marsupialis
[Coral gall crab]
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Kroppcarcinus siderastreicola
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Lithoscaptus nami
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Lithoscaptus paradoxus
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Lithoscaptus prionotus
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Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi
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Neotroglocarcinus hongkongensis
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Opecarcinus crescentus
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Opecarcinus hypostegus
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Opecarcinus lobifrons
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Pelycomaia minuta
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Pseudocryptochirus viridis
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Pseudohapalocarcinus ransoni
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Sphenomaia pyriformis
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Troglocarcinus boissoni
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Troglocarcinus corallicola
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Troglocarcinus fagei
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Troglocarcinus heimi
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Troglocarcinus stimpsoni
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Troglocarcinus utinomi
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Utinomiella dimorpha
[Kahe point crab]
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Xynomaia boissoni
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Xynomaia sheni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cecidocarcinus zibrowii Western Central Pacific 1991
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Indo-Pacific. 1861
Cryptochirus edmonsoni Indo-Pacific. 1955
Cryptochirus tri Indo-Pacific. 1955
Fizesereneia heimi Indo-Pacific. 1956
Fizesereneia panda Western Indian Ocean 2015
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Coral gall crab Indo-Pacific. 1859
Kroppcarcinus siderastreicola Western Atlantic 2012
Lithoscaptus nami Western Central Pacific 1957
Lithoscaptus paradoxus Indo-Pacific. 1862
Lithoscaptus prionotus Western Central Pacific 1994
Neotroglocarcinus dawydoffi Western Central Pacific 1955
Neotroglocarcinus hongkongensis Indo-West Pacific 1936
Opecarcinus crescentus Indo-West Pacific 1925
Opecarcinus hypostegus Atlantic Ocean. 1977
Opecarcinus lobifrons Atlantic Ocean. 1989
Pelycomaia minuta Atlantic Ocean. 1933
Pseudocryptochirus viridis Western Central Pacific 1938
Pseudohapalocarcinus ransoni Western Central Pacific 1956
Sphenomaia pyriformis Eastern Central Pacific 1933
Troglocarcinus boissoni Eastern Central Pacific 1955
Troglocarcinus corallicola Western Atlantic 1908
Troglocarcinus fagei Western Atlantic 1955
Troglocarcinus heimi Western Atlantic 1955
Troglocarcinus stimpsoni Western Atlantic 1956
Troglocarcinus utinomi Western Atlantic 1955
Utinomiella dimorpha Kahe point crab Indo-Pacific. 1906
Xynomaia boissoni Western Central Pacific 1956
Xynomaia sheni Indo-West Pacific. 1956



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