Leucisca

Leucisca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Leucosiidae
Subfamily:	Cryptocneminae
Genus:	Leucisca ; MacLeay, 1838
Type species
	Leucisca squalina ; MacLeay, 1838

Last updated October 12, 2025

Leucisca is a genus of crabs in the family Leucosiidae.^[1] The genus is endemic to South Africa.^[2]

Species

Species in the genus include:

Leucisca levigena George & M. Clark, 1976
Leucisca rubifera (Müller, 1887)
Leucisca squalina MacLeay, 1838

References

↑ Peter Davie (2011). "Leucisca MacLeay, 1838". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
↑ K. H. Barnard (1950). "Descriptive catalogue of the South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps)". Annals of the South African Museum . 38: 1–837.

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[1] Peter Davie (2011). "Leucisca MacLeay, 1838". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved March 15, 2011.

[Barnard_1950a-2] K. H. Barnard (1950). "Descriptive catalogue of the South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps)". Annals of the South African Museum . 38: 1–837.

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