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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
119
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
94
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
40
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
40
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
9
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Thomas
9 Genera with 7 Species
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cycloxanthops Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micropanope Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paraliomera Rathbun, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ratha Lasley, J.C...., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Williamstimpsonia Stevcic, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
7 Species
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Leptodius floridius
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834Nodose rubble crab
Paraliomera longimana A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Longarm coral crab
Ratha longimanus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Williamstimpsonia denticulatus White, 1848

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in St. Thomas
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChlorodiellinae
Ng & Holthuis, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLiomerinae
T. Sakai, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
3
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