Medaeus

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Medaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Xanthidae
Genus: Medaeus
Dana, 1851

Medaeus is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:[1][2]

  • Medaeus aztec Davie, 1997
  • Medaeus danielita Mendoza & Ng, 2010
  • Medaeus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
  • Medaeus grandis Davie, 1993
  • Medaeus ornatus Dana, 1852
  • Medaeus pelagius (Glassell, 1936)
  • Medaeus spinulifer (Rathbun, 1898)

References

  1. Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. 
  2. Peter Davie (2011). "Medaeus Dana, 1851". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 


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