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Checklist for Subfamily Euxanthinae Alcock, 1898
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
184
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
167
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
132
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
54
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
48
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
6 Genera with 8 Species
Euxanthus Dana, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Paramedaeus Guinot, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
8 Species
Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790Lumpy Rock Crab
Euxanthus rugosus Miers, 1884
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Medaeops neglectus Balss, 1922
Medaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Monodaeus tuberculidens Rathbun, 1911
Paramedaeus simplex A. Milne-Edw..., 1873


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