Demania

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Demania
Specimen of Demania cultripes.JPG
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Demania

, 1906

Demania is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • Deb, 1987
  • (Herbst, 1790)
  • (Alcock, 1898)
  • Serene, 1984
  • (Alcock, 1898)
  • Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
  • Guinot, 1969
  • Guinot, 1977
  • (Odhner, 1925)
  • (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
  • Serene, 1969
  • (Walker, 1887)
  • Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981
  • Laurie, 1906
  • Garth, 1971
  • Chen & Ng, 1999
  • 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). . 2: 293–308.


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