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Checklist for Family Mithracidae Balss, 1929
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
71
720
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
154
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
18
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
18 Genera with 100 Species
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18923SpeciesTaxom
Anaptychus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 19203SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 20114SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18519SpeciesTaxom
Milnia Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18189SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 183240SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Othonia Bell, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Petramithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Platypes Lockington, 02SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18605SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
100 Species
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Amphithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892Spider Crab
Amphithrax pilosus Rathbun, 1892Hairy Clinging Crab
Anaptychus cornuta (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Damithrax hispidus (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Damithrax tortugae (Rathbun, 1920)⇒ Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920
Hemus analogus Rathbun, 1898
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Hemus finneganae Garth, 1958
Hemus magalae Windsor & Fe..., 2011
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Microphrys aculeatus Bell, 1835
Microphrys antillensis Rathbun, 1901Lobed decorator crab
Microphrys bicornuta (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Microphrys branchialis Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys interruptus Rathbun, 1920
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Microphrys triangulatus Lockington, 1877
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Milnia platysoma (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus cancasensis Türkay, 1967
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coronatus (White, 1847)⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax (Mithraculus) nodosus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835
Mithrax (Mithraculus) sculptus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax (Mithraculus) triangulatus
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax (Mithrax) sonorensis Rathbun, 1933
Mithrax (Schizophrys) triangularis (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax areolatus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax bahamensis (Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax holderi Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax bellii Gerstaecker, 1856Moss backed spider crab
Mithrax bispidus
Mithrax braziliensis Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax cancasense Türkay, 1967
Mithrax cancasensis (Türkay, 1967)⇒ Mithraculus cancasensis Türkay, 1967
Mithrax caribbaeus M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Mithrax cinctimanus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax clarionensis Garth, 1940
Mithrax commensalis (Manning, 1970)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857
Mithrax denticulatus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax depressus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax holderi Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax laevimanus (Desbonne, 1867)⇒ Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax orcutti (Rathbun, 1925)⇒ Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax plumosus (Rathbun, 1901)⇒ Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832
Mithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1835
Mithrax ruber (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920
Mithrax tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax verrucosa
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Nemausa spinipes Bell, 1835
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha garthi Lemos de Castro, 1953
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Othonia carolinensis (Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867
Othonia nicholsi (Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Othonia picteti (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Othonia rotunda (Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Pitho mirabilis Herbst, 1794
Petramithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1836
Platypes dixephelalis
Platypes robisne
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Teleophrys ornatus Rathbun, 1901
Teleophrys pococki Rathbun, 1924
Teleophrys ruber Stimpson, 1871Red Clinging Crab
Teleophrys tumidus Cano, 1889
Thoe aspera Rathbun, 1901
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835
Thoe panamensis Nobili, 1901
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab
Thoe sulcata Stimpson, 1860


Links, sources and further information
Mithracidae at gbif.org
Mithracidae at irmng.org
Mithracidae at itis.gov
Mithracidae at marinespecies.org