Xantho Explained

Xantho is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing five extant species,[1] all restricted to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, although Xantho granulicarpis is not universally recognised as a separate species from Xantho hydrophilus:[2]

Five species are known from the fossil record, including one species that is still extant.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . 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 . PDF.
  2. S. Reuschel . C. D. Schubart . amp . Phylogeny and geographic differentiation of Atlanto–Mediterranean species of the genus Xantho (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) based on genetic and morphometric analyses . . 148 . 4 . 853–866 . 10.1007/s00227-005-0095-1.
  3. . 2009 . Suppl. 21 . 1–109 . A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans . Sammy De Grave . N. Dean Pentcheff . Shane T. Ahyong . PDF. etal.

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