Medaeus

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)

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

Dana, 1851

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. Peter Davie (2011). "Medaeus Dana, 1851". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 19, 2011.


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