Macrophthalmus Explained

Macrophthalmus is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific.^[1] It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera):^[2] Species in this genus are often referred to as sentinel crabs.

Subgenus Chaenostoma Stimpson, 1858

• Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, 1826
• Macrophthalmus dentatus Stimpson, 1858
• Macrophthalmus punctulatus Miers, 1884

Subgenus Euplax H. Milne-Edwards, 1852

• Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
• Macrophthalmus dagohoyi Mendoza & Ng, 2007

Subgenus Hemiplax Heller, 1865

• Macrophthalmus hirtipes (Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)

Subgenus Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823

• Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Manning & Holthuis, 1981
• Macrophthalmus banzai Wada & K. Sakai, 1989
• Macrophthalmus brevis (Herbst, 1804)
• Macrophthalmus ceratophorus Sakai, 1969
• Macrophthalmus consobrinus Nobili, 1906
• Macrophthalmus convexus Stimpson, 1858
• Macrophthalmus crassipes H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
• Macrophthalmus darwinensis Barnes, 1971
• Macrophthalmus gallardoi Serène, 1971
• Macrophthalmus graeffei A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
• Macrophthalmus grandidieri A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
• Macrophthalmus hilgendorfi Tesch, 1915
• Macrophthalmus laevimanus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
• Macrophthalmus latipes Borradaile, 1902
• Macrophthalmus malaccensis Tweedie, 1937
• Macrophthalmus microfylacas Nagai, Watanabe & Naruse, 2006
• Macrophthalmus milloti Crosnier, 1965
• Macrophthalmus parvimanus Guérin, 1834
• Macrophthalmus philippinensis Serène, 1971
• Macrophthalmus sandakani Rathbun, 1907
• Macrophthalmus serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
• Macrophthalmus sulcatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
• Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
• Macrophthalmus tomentosus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
• Macrophthalmus transversus (Latreille, 1817)

Subgenus Mareotis Barnes, 1967

• Macrophthalmus abercrombiei Barnes, 1966
• Macrophthalmus crinitus Rathbun, 1913
• Macrophthalmus definitus Adams & White, 1849
• Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830
• Macrophthalmus frequens Tai & Song, 1984
• Macrophthalmus japonicus (De Haan, 1835)
• ?Macrophthalmus laevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
• Macrophthalmus pacificus Dana, 1851
• Macrophthalmus teschi Kemp, 1919
• Macrophthalmus tjiljapensis Pretzmann, 1974
• Macrophthalmus tomentosus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
• Macrophthalmus setosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852

Subgenus Paramareotis Komai, Goshima & Murai, 1995

• Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe Sakai, 1939
• Macrophthalmus erato De Man, 1888
• Macrophthalmus holthuisi Serène, 1973
• Macrophthalmus quadratus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873

Subgenus Tasmanoplax Barnes, 1967

• Macrophthalmus latifrons Barnes, 1967

Subgenus Venitus Barnes, 1967

• Macrophthalmus barnesi Serène, 1971
• Macrophthalmus dentipes Lucas in Guérin-Méneville, 1836
• Macrophthalmus gastrodes Kemp, 1915
• Macrophthalmus latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)
• Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
• Macrophthalmus serratus Adams & White, 1849
• Macrophthalmus vietnamensis Serène, 1971

Notes and References

1. M. A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou . M. Corsini-Foka . M. Naletaki . amp . Macrophthalmus graeffei A. Milne Edwards, 1873 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae): a new Indo-Pacific guest off Rhodes Island (SE Aegean Sea, Greece) . 2010 . . . 11 . 1 . in press . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723204229/http://www.medit-mar-sc.net/files/201005/06-114535Medit.Mar.Sci.v11n1_2010_xx-xxPANCUCCI_PAPADOPOULOU_411.pdf . 2011-07-23 .
2. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061453/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf . 2011-06-06 .