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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
132
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
84
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
83
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
54
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
2 Families width 13 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
12 Genera with 13 Species
Actaeodes Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypocolpus Rathbun, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menoplax Castro, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Platypodia Bell, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
13 Species
Actaeodes hirsutissimus Rüppell, 1830
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Atergatis ocyroe Herbst, 1801Atergatis Ocyroe
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Hoofed Cyclodius
Etisus anaglyptus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Hypocolpus maculatus Haswell, 1882
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Menoplax longispinosa Chen, 1984
Platypodia granulosa Rüppell, 1830Crested Reef Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Cairns
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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