Demania
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Genus: | Demania , 1906
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ John S. Garth & Peter K. L. Ng (1985). "Notes on the genus Demania Laurie, 1906 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)" (PDF). . 2: 293–308.
Categories:
- Xanthoidea
- Crab stubs