Gecarcoidea
| Gecarcoidea | |
|---|---|
| Christmas Island red crab | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 within the family Gecarcinidae.
The following species within the genus Gecarcoidea are recognised:
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gecarcoidea humei (Wood-Mason, 1874) | the eastern Indian Ocean, including Christmas Island | ||
| 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 |