Discoplax longipes

Discoplax longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Discoplax
Species: D. longipes
Binomial name
Discoplax longipes
A. Milne Edwards, 1867 [1]
Synonyms

Cardisoma longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

Discoplax longipes is a species of terrestrial crab. It is found in karstic caves on several Pacific islands.[2] Mating occurs in the caves, after which the females migrate to the sea to release their fertilised eggs.[3] The genus Discoplax was for a long time synonymised with Cardisoma, but was resurrected in the late 20th century.[2]

References

  1. Peter Davie (2010). "Discoplax longipes". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Discoplax longipes". SANTO 2006. Institut de recherche pour le développement. September 12, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  3. Richard G. Hartnoll (2010). Peter Castro, Peter J. F. Davie & Peter K. L. Ng, ed. "Studies on Brachyura: A Homage to Daniéle Guinot". Crustaceana Monographs. 11: 153–171. ISBN 978-90-04-17086-5. |chapter= ignored (help)


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