Palicus
Encyclopedia
Palicus is a genus
of stilt crabs in the family
Palicidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of stilt crabs in the family
Family (biology)
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Palicidae.
Species
Twenty-two species are included in the genus :- Palicus acutifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus affinis (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1880)
- Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus angustus Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus bahamensis Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus caronii (Roux, 1828)
- Palicus cristatipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus cortezi (Crane, 1937)
- Palicus cursor (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus dentatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus depressus Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus fragilis (Rathbun, 1894)
- Palicus gracilipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus gracilis (Smith, 1883)
- Palicus isthmia Rathbun, 1897
- Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898
- Palicus obesus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus sicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)
- Palicus tuberculata (Faxon, 1893)
- Palicus velerae (Garth, 1939)
- Palicus zonatus (Rathbun, 1894)