Gecarcoidea
| Gecarcoidea | |
|---|---|
| Christmas Island red crab | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinidae |
| Genus: | Gecarcoidea H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 |
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Gecarcoidea is a genus of terrestrial crabs. The crabs live in forests but must come to the coast to breed. When it is dry in the summer the crabs are inactive, but when it is the wet season they are ready to migrate.
The following species are recognised:
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gecarcoidea humei (Wood-Mason, 1874) | |||
| Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Andaman Islands purple crab | the Indo-Pacific from the Andaman Islands and eastwards | |
| Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1889) | Christmas Island red crab | Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
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