NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Palicidae
  Superfamily - Ocypodoidea
  Infraorder - Brachyura
  Suborder - Pleocyemata
  Order - Decapoda
  Superorder - Eucarida
  Subclass - Eumalacostraca
  Class - Malacostraca
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Palicus alternatus
      Species - Palicus obesus
      Species - Palicus faxoni
      Species - Palicus dentatus
      Species - Palicus sica
      Species - Palicus affinis
      Species - Palicus gracilis
      Species - Palicus cristatipes
      Species - Palicus floridanus
      Species - Palicus cursor
      Species - Palicus cortezi
      Species - Palicus depressus
      Species - Palicus lucasii