Palicidae

Palicidae
Pseudopalicus sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Palicoidea
Family:	Palicidae Bouvier, 1898
Genera
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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 : ^[1]

• Eopalicus Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 1996 †
• Exopalicus Castro, 2000
• Miropalicus Castro, 2000
• Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Paliculus Castro, 2000
• Palicus Philippi, 1838
• Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Pseudopalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Rectopalicus Castro, 2000
• Spinipalicus Beschin & De Angeli, 2003 †

References

1. Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . Suppl. 21: 1–109.