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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Niue (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
13
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niue
13 Genera with 14 Species
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Juxtaxanthias Ward, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Lybia H. Milne-Edw..., 1812Boxer crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lydia Gistel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Palapedia Ng, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Paramedaeus Guinot, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Zosimus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zozymodes Heller, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niue
14 Species
Chlorodiella laevissima Dana, 1852
Cyclodius paumotensis Rathbun, 1907
Juxtaxanthias tetraodon Heller, 1862
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Liomera edwardsi Kossmann, 1877
Liomera edwarsi Kossman, 1877
Lybia tessellata Latreille, 1812Boxer crab
Lydia annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ringed Foot Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Palapedia serenei Ng, 1993
Paramedaeus octogesimus Ng & Clark, 2002
Pilodius areolatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Areolated xanthid crab
Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Devil Crab
Zozymodes pumilus Hombron & Ja..., 1846

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Niue
SubfamilyChlorodiellinae
Ng & Holthuis, 2007
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyKraussiinae
Ng, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLiomerinae
T. Sakai, 1976
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolydectinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
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