Definition of Discoplax. Meaning of Discoplax. Synonyms of Discoplax

- Discoplax is a genus of terrestrial crabs. It is very closely related to the genera Cardisoma and Tuerkayana. Discoplax contains the following species:...
- Discoplax longipes is a species of terrestrial crab. It is found in karstic caves on Pacific islands and ranges from the Loyalty Islands to French Polynesia...
- terrestrial crab. T. hirtipes can be distinguished from members of the genus Discoplax by the smooth and distinctly inflated carapace. It is also blue or blue-brown...
- claws larger than the other. The family contains these genera: Cardisoma Discoplax Epigrapsus Gecarcinus Gecarcoidea Johngarthia Tuerkayana Mitochondrial...
- crabs. Three species formerly placed in this genus are now placed in Discoplax. The four species that remain in Cardisoma are found in warm coastal regions...
- Milne-Edwards, 1853 Cardisoma rotundum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Discoplax pagenstecheri Kossmann, 1878 Discoplax rotunda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Thelphusa rotunda Quoy...
- have been observed to prey upon crabs such as Gecarcoidea natalis and Discoplax hirtipes, as well as scavenge on the carc****es of other coconut crabs...
- introduced elsewhere Cardisoma guanhumi – blue land crab of the West Atlantic Discoplax celeste – blue land crab of Christmas Island Paralithodes platypus – blue...
- S2CID 92490593. Ng, P.K.L.; Guinot, D. (2001). "On the land crabs of the genus Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae)...
- blue land crab can be applied to either of two terrestrial crab species: Discoplax celeste, from Christmas Island Cardisoma guanhumi, from the Atlantic coast...