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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
153
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
108
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
27
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hong Kong
2 Families width 49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hong Kong
27 Genera with 49 Species
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Actaea De Haan, 1925Baneberry8SpeciesTaxom
Actaeodes Dana, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Banareia A. Milne-Edw..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodiella Rathbun, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Demania Laurie, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Epiactaea Serène, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eucrate De Haan, 05SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Kraussia Dana, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Liagore De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Medaeus Dana, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neoliomera Odhner, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Novactaea Guinot, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Palapedia Ng, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pilodius Dana, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliomera Odhner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xantho Leach, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actaea areolata Dana, 1852
Actaea helleri (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Pseudoliomera helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Actaea nodulosa (White, 1847)⇒ Epiactaea margaritifera Odhner, 1925
Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaea savignyi (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Actaea savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Actaea savignyi pura
Actaea semblatae Guinot, 1976
Actaea squamulosa Odhner, 1925
Actaeodes mutatus Guinot, 1976
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818Bashful Crab
Atergatis reticulatus De Haan, 1835
Atergatis roseus Rüppell, 1830Rosy Egg Crab
Banareia subglobosa Stimpson, 1858
Carcinoplax longimana De Haan, 1833
Carcinoplax longimanus De Haan, 1833
Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun, 1914
Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775Long Clawed Crab
Demania scaberrima Walker, 1887
Epiactaea bullifera Alcock, 1898
Epiactaea margaritifera Odhner, 1925
Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Eucrate crenata De Haan, 1835
Eucrate dentata
Eucrate subcaltifrons
Eucrate sulcatifrons Stimpson, 1858
Eucrate transversa
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Kraussia integra De Haan, 1837
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Liagore rubromaculata De Haan, 1835Red-spotted Crab
Liomera margaritata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Liomera rubra A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Red liomera
Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Macromedaeus distinguendus De Haan, 1835Wrinkled Crab
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Medaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Neoliomera insularis Adams & White, 1849Stone Crab
Novactaea pulchella A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Palapedia integra De Haan, 1835
Pilodius granulatus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cyclodius granulatus Targioni-Toz..., 1877
Pilodius miersi Ward, 1936
Pseudoliomera helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab
Xanthias leptodius
Xantho (Leptodius) exaratus (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Xantho distinguendus Klunzinger, 1913

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
24
40
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