Discoplax michalis

Discoplax michalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Grapsoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Thoracotremata Superfamilia: Grapsoidea

Familia: Gecarcinidae
Genus: Discoplax
Species: Discoplax michalis

Name

Discoplax michalis Ng & Shih, 2015:324

Holotype: ZRC 2000.2054a

Type locality: male (54.1 × 47.2 mm), in limestone cave, about 50 m from beach, behind beach forest, Faifai Beach, near Gun Beach, Tumon Bay, Guam, coll. P.K.L. Ng & G. Paulay, April 2000.

References

Primary references

• Ng, P.K.L. & Shih, H-T. 2015. The land crabs of the Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 species group, with description of a new species from Guam (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae). Zootaxa 3980(3): 379–405. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page.