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Checklist for Superfamily Xanthoidea MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthid crabs)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
105
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
105
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
36
92
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
92
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
87
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
62
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
59
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Territories
2 Families width 12 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Territories
11 Genera with 12 Species
Actaea De Haan, 1925Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eucrate De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Gaillardiellus Guinot, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Liomera Dana, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozius Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
12 Species
Actaea squamulosa Odhner, 1925
Atergatis integerrimus Lamarck, 1818Bashful Crab
Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun, 1914
Etisus electra Herbst, 1801
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840Smooth spooner
Eucrate crenata De Haan, 1835
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843
Leptodius exaratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Fan Round Crab
Liomera venosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849Caystre's Crab

Subnodes of Xanthoidea with occurrences in New Territories
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXanthidae
MacLeay, 1838
Mud crabs, Pebble crabs, Rubble crabs, Stone Crab
8
9
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