Palicidae

The family Palicidae, sometimes called stilt crabs, are a group of crabs. Some genera previously included in this family are now placed in a separate family, the Crossotonotidae.

Palicidae
Pseudopalicus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Palicoidea
Family:	Palicidae Bouvier, 1898
Genera
See text

Genera

The family Palicidae contains nine extant genera and two extinct genera :^[1]

• Eopalicus Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 1996 †
• Exopalicus Castro, 2000
• Miropalicus Castro, 2000
• Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Paliculus Castro, 2000
• Palicus Philippi, 1838
• Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Pseudopalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
• Rectopalicus Castro, 2000
• Spinipalicus Beschin & De Angeli, 2003 †