Discoplax longipes
Species of crab
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Discoplax longipes is a species of terrestrial crab. It is found in karstic caves on Pacific islands[2] and ranges from the Loyalty Islands to French Polynesia (the Guam population was recognized as a separate species, D. michalis, in 2015).[3] Mating occurs in the caves, after which the females migrate to the sea to release their fertilised eggs.[4] The genus Discoplax was for a long time synonymised with Cardisoma, but was resurrected in the late 20th century.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus: | Discoplax |
| Species: | D. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Discoplax longipes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cardisoma longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 | |
