Discoplax longipes

Discoplax longipes is a species of terrestrial crab. It is found in karstic caves on Pacific islands^[2] and ranges from the Loyalty Islands to French Polynesia (the Guam population was recognized as a separate species, D. michalis, in 2015).^[3] Mating occurs in the caves, after which the females migrate to the sea to release their fertilised eggs.^[4] The genus Discoplax was for a long time synonymised with Cardisoma, but was resurrected in the late 20th century.^[2]

Discoplax longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Gecarcinidae
Genus:	Discoplax
Species:	D. longipes
Binomial name
Discoplax longipes A. Milne Edwards, 1867 [1]
Synonyms
Cardisoma longipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867