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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
41
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
13
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mombasa
13 Genera with 15 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lydia Gistel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliomera Odhner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
15 Species
Actaea rufopunctata (H.Milne Edwards, 1834)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Strahl, 1861
Liomera rugata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Corrugated liomera
Liomera rugatus
Liomera tristis Dana, 1852Round Crab
Lophozozymus dodone Herbst, 1801
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ringed Foot Crab
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Nodose rubble crab
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830Crested Reef Crab
Pseudoliomera speciosa Dana, 1852Showy xanthid crab
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Mombasa
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChlorodiellinae
Ng & Holthuis, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLiomerinae
T. Sakai, 1976
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolydectinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZosiminae
Alcock, 1898
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xanthidae at artfakta.se
Xanthidae at biodiversity.org.au
Xanthidae at dyntaxa.se
Xanthidae at gbif.org
Xanthidae at irmng.org
Xanthidae at itis.gov
Xanthidae at marinespecies.org