Discoplax

Discoplax
Discoplax longipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Discoplax
A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
Species

Discoplax is a genus of terrestrial crabs. It is very closely related to the genus Cardisoma.

Five species are currently recognised:

  • Discoplax celeste 2012
  • Discoplax gracilipes Ng & Guinot, 2001
  • Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
  • Discoplax magna Ng & Shih, 2014
  • Discoplax michalis Ng & Shih, 2015
  • Discoplax rotunda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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