- The
Gecarcinidae, the land crabs, are a
family of true
crabs that are
adapted for
terrestrial existence.
Similar to all
other crabs, land
crabs possess...
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predominantly on land.
Examples of
terrestrial crabs are
found in the
families Gecarcinidae and Gecarcinucidae, as well as in
selected genera from
other families...
- "Burrow
Dynamics of the Red Land Crab
Gecarcoidea Natalis (Brachyura,
Gecarcinidae) in Rain
Forest on
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)".
Journal of Crustacean...
- crab, or
harlequin land crab, is a
colourful land crab from the
family Gecarcinidae.
Gecarcinus quadratus is
found in mangroves, sand dunes, and rainforests...
- Stimpson, 1860 (Decapoda, Brachyura,
Gecarcinidae) for
Central America and
biogeographic notes on East
Pacific Gecarcinidae". Crustaceana. 86 (3): 268–277....
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quadratus and
Cardisoma spp.), is a
colourful crab from the
family Gecarcinidae. This
species is
found along the
Atlantic coast from
South Padre Island...
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Carpilius maculatus (Carpiliidae);
Bottom row:
Gecarcinus quadratus (
Gecarcinidae),
Grapsus grapsus (Grapsidae),
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Ocypodidae)....
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Decapoda (terrestrial
hermit crabs,
crabs of the
families Ocypodidae,
Gecarcinidae, and Grapsidae, and
terrestrial crayfish). They are
abundant in all marine...
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Gecarcinus is the type
genus of the land crab
family Gecarcinidae. They are
found in
warmer coastal regions of the Americas,
including islands in the Caribbean...
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northern Australia and the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands. P. J. F.
Davie (2002). "
Gecarcinidae".
Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura.
Volume 19 of Zoological...
