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

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ↑ 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.


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