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Checklist for Subfamily Euxanthinae Alcock, 1898
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
109
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
105
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
103
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
73
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
70
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
59
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
30
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
29
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chagos Archipelago
2 Genera with 3 Species
Euxanthus Dana, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Paramedaeus Guinot, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chagos Archipelago
3 Species
Euxanthus boletarius Rathbun, 1911
Euxanthus rugosus Miers, 1884
Paramedaeus simplex A. Milne-Edw..., 1873


Links, sources and further information
Euxanthinae at biodiversity.org.au
Euxanthinae at marinespecies.org