Demania
| Demania | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Demania Laurie, 1906 |
Demania is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Demania alcocki Deb, 1987
- Demania armadillus (Herbst, 1790)
- Demania baccalipes (Alcock, 1898)
- Demania crosnieri Serene, 1984
- Demania cultripes (Alcock, 1898)
- Demania garthi Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
- Demania intermedia Guinot, 1969
- Demania japonica Guinot, 1977
- Demania mortenseni (Odhner, 1925)
- Demania reynaudi (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
- Demania rotundata Serene, 1969
- Demania scaberrima (Walker, 1887)
- Demania serenei Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
- Demania splendida Laurie, 1906
- Demania toxica Garth, 1971
- Demania unispinosa Chen & Ng, 1999
- Demania wardi Garth & Ng, 1985
Many of the species are known to be toxic to humans and domestic animals, and it is thought likely that all species of Demania are toxic.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ John S. Garth & Peter K. L. Ng (1985). "Notes on the genus Demania Laurie, 1906 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)" (PDF). Indo-Malayan Zoology 2: 293–308.