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Checklist for Family Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 (Mud crabs)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
56
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
45
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
3 Genera with 6 Species
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Monodaeus Guinot, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 17922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
6 Species
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Monodaeus couchii Couch, 1851
Monodaeus cristulatus Guinot & Mac..., 1988
Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976
Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Risso's Crab
Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792Jaguar Round Crab

Subnodes of Xanthidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyActaeinae
Alcock, 1898
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxanthinae
Alcock, 1898
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXanthinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
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