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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
77
171
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
77
171
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
55
135
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
135
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
125
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
69
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
68
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
47
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
16
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Coast Province (Kenya)
1 Family width 19 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
16 Genera with 19 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1834Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
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
Xanthias Rathbun, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
19 Species
Actaea rufopunctata (H.Milne Edwards, 1834)⇒ Paractaea rufopunctata H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaea tomentosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaeodes tomentosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny-legged Rock Crab
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
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
Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xantho (Leptodius) hydrophilus Herbst, 1790Furrowed Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya)
FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
16
19
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