WoRMS taxon details
Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838
- Subfamily Carcininae MacLeay, 1838
- Genus Carcinus Leach, 1814
- Genus Carcinides Rathbun, 1897 accepted as Carcinus Leach, 1814 (unnecessary replacement name)
- Genus Megalops Leach, 1814 accepted as Megalopa Leach, 1814 accepted as Carcinus Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Platyonichus Latreille, 1818 accepted as Portumnus Leach, 1814 (unnecessary replacement name)
- Subfamily Platyonichinae Dana, 1851
- Genus Portumnus Leach, 1814
- Genus Xaiva MacLeay, 1838
- Genus Platyonychus Latreille, 1818 accepted as Portumnus Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Portumninae Ortmann, 1899 accepted as Platyonichinae Dana, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557511 on 2024-11-23
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MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
taxonomy source Poore, G.C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2023). Marine decapod Crustacea: a guide to the families and genera of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. xii + 916 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486311798 [details]
taxonomy source Poore, G.C.B.; Ahyong, S.T. (2023). Marine decapod Crustacea: a guide to the families and genera of the world. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. xii + 916 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486311798 [details]
