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Checklist for Subfamily Euxanthinae Alcock, 1898
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
4
142
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
98
301
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
16 Genera with 34 Species
Alainodaeus Davie, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Batodaeus Vázquez-Bade..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Carpoporus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cranaothus Ng, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthus Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hepatoporus Serène, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Lipaesthesius Rathbun, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Miersiella Guinot, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Olenothus Ng, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Palatigum Davie, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Paramedaeus Guinot, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
34 Species
Alainodaeus alis Davie, 1997
Alainodaeus rimatara Davie, 1993
Batodaeus urinator A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Carpoporus papulosus Stimpson, 1871Narrowfront rubble crab
Cranaothus deforgesi Ng, 1993
Euxanthus exsculptus Herbst, 1790Lumpy Rock Crab
Euxanthus huoni Jacquinot, 1846
Euxanthus huonii Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Euxanthus ruali Guinot, 1971
Euxanthus sculptilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Euxanthus huonii Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Glyptoxanthus erosus Stimpson, 1859Eroded mud crab
Glyptoxanthus labyrinthicus Stimpson, 1860
Hepatoporus distinctus Takeda & Nagai, 1986
Hepatoporus guinotae Zarenkov, 1971
Hypocolpus abbotti Rathbun, 1894
Hypocolpus pararugosus Crosnier, 1997
Hypocolpus rugosus Henderson, 1893
Lipaesthesius quadratus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Medaeops gemini Davie, 1997
Medaeops merodontos Davie, 1997
Medaeops neglectus Balss, 1922
Medaeus aztec Davie, 1997
Medaeus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Damselflies
Medaeus mbalavuensis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Medaeus nbalavuensis
Medaeus ornatus Dana, 1852
Medaeus variabilis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Miersiella haswelli Miers, 1886
Olenothus uogi Ng, 2002
Palatigum trichostoma Davie, 1997
Paramedaeus globosus Serène & Vadon, 1981
Paramedaeus simplex A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudomedaeus agassizi A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Rough rubble crab
Pseudomedaeus distinctus Rathbun, 1898Armed rubble crab


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