Name - Cryptochiridae

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:536535 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Cryptochiridae Paulson 1875

• Hapalocarcinidae

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Family

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• A trifecta of Swiftian symbioses: stony corals, gall crabs and their parasites (Scleractinia; Brachyura: Cryptochiridae; Isopoda: Epicaridea and Cirripedia: Rhizocephala).
• Keys and bibliography for the identification of zoeal stages of brachyuran crabs from the Western Indian Ocean.
• Diversity of coral-associated pit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) from Hong Kong, with description of two new species of Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862.
• Interspecific coral competition does not affect the symbiosis of gall crabs (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) and their scleractinian hosts.
• Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity.

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