Discoplax
Genus of crabs
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Discoplax is a genus of terrestrial crabs.[1] It is very closely related to the genera Cardisoma[2] and Tuerkayana.[3]
| Discoplax | |
|---|---|
| |
| Discoplax longipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus: | Discoplax A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 |
Discoplax contains the following species:[4][5][6]
- Discoplax gracilipes Ng & Guinot, 2001
- Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Discoplax michalis Ng & Shih, 2015
