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Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838
Gegarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
- Genus Cardisoma Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828
- Genus Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Genus Epigrapsus Heller, 1862
- Genus Gecarcinus Leach, 1814
- Genus Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837
- Genus Johngarthia Türkay, 1970
- Genus Tuerkayana Guinot, Ng & Rodriguez Moreno, 2018
- Genus Cardiosoma Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828 accepted as Cardisoma Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Cardisoma Berthold, 1827 accepted as Cardisoma Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
- Genus Grapsodes Heller, 1865 accepted as Epigrapsus Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 1874 accepted as Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Limnocarcinus De Man, 1879 accepted as Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mystacocarcinus Hilgendorf, 1888 accepted as Epigrapsus Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Nectograpsus Heller, 1865 accepted as Epigrapsus Heller, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pelocarcinus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 accepted as Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unnecessary replacement name for Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
- Genus Perigrapsus Heller, 1862 accepted as Cardisoma Latreille in Latreille, Le Peletier, Serville & Guérin, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196152 on 2024-11-21
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MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
original description (of Gegarcinidae MacLeay, 1838) MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Gegarcinidae MacLeay, 1838) MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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