List of crabs of New Zealand

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In the waters in and around New Zealand, 77 living species of crabs (and 10 species of crab-like Anomura) have been recorded, along with a further 24 species of fossil crabs (marked with an obelisk).[1] Of the extant crabs, 37 are endemic to New Zealand (marked in boldface). The taxonomy below follows Ng et al. (2008) for the extant species,[2] and De Grave et al. (2009) for the fossils.[3]

Almost all the species are marine, with a single freshwater species, Amarinus lacustris (Hymenosomatidae).[1] An updated checklist published in 2010 lists 167 species of Brachyura, plus a little over 50 species of crab-like Anomura.[4] This list (of N.Z. Decapoda) has been republished with annotations in 2011.[5]

Brachyura[]

Section Dromiacea[]

Dromiidae
  • (Fulton & Grant, 1902)
Homolidae
  • (Grant, 1905)
  • Henderson, 1888
  • (Griffin, 1965) [6]
Latreilliidae
  • (Henderson, 1888)

Section Raninoida[]

Raninidae
  • Glaessner, 1980
  • Glaessner, 1960
  • Glaessner, 1960
  • Lyreidus tridentatus De Haan 1841
  • Glaessner, 1980
  • Glaessner, 1980

Section Cyclodorippoida[]

Cymonomidae
  • Dell, 1971
  • Dell, 1971
  • Glaessner, 1980

Section Heterotremata[]

Leucosiidae
  • (Bell, 1855)
  • A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
  • (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
Majidae
  • Eurynolambrus australis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841
  • Griffin, 1964
  • (Jacquinot, 1853)
  • Glaessner, 1960
  • (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)
  • Griffin, 1966
  • Glaessner, 1960
  • Miers, 1876
  • (Thomson, 1902)
  • Whitelegge, 1900
  • Glaessner, 1960
  • (Filhol, 1885)
  • (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
  • Notomithrax ursus (Herbst, 1788)
  • (A. Milne-Edwards, 1876)
  • (Dell, 1960)
Inachidae
  • (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
  • Rathbun, 1906
  • (Baker, 1906)
  • Dell, 1963
  • Platymaia n.sp
  • A. Milne-Edwards, 1876
Inachoididae
Epialtidae
  • Jenkins, 1974
  • (Alcock, 1895)
  • Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Atelecyclidae
  • Dell, 1972
  • Richardson & Dell, 1964
  • Dell, 1969
Cancridae
Tumidocarcinidae
  • Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner, 1960
  • Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner, 1960
  • Tumidocarcinus tumidus (Woodward, 1876)
Dorippidae
  • ? Glaessner, 1980
Macropipidae
  • Glaessner, 1980
Portunidae
Menippidae
  • Menippe sp. Glaessner, 1960
  • Pseudocarcinus sp. Glaessner, 1960
Oziidae
Pilumnidae
  • (Kinahan, 1856)
  • Bennett, 1964
  • Filhol, 1886
Belliidae
Goneplacidae
  • Rathbun, 1923
  • (Glaessner, 1960)
  • (Filhol, 1886)
Galenidae
  • Glaessner, 1960

Section Thoracotremata[]

Leptograpsus variegatus
Grapsidae
  • Austrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)
  • Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Fleming, 1981
  • Dana, 1852
  • Rathbun, 1914
Plagusiidae
Varunidae
Pinnotheridae
Ocypodidae
Hymenosomatidae
  • Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
  • Filhol, 1885
  • Melrose, 1975
  • Kirk, 1878
  • (Filhol, 1885)
  • Richardson, 1949
  • Stimpson, 1858
  • (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Melrose, 1975
  • (Dana, 1851)
  • (Miers, 1876)
  • Melrose, 1975
  • Jacquinot, 1853
  • (Dana, 1851)

Anomura[]

Petrolisthes elongatus, Whangaparaoa, near Auckland
Lithodidae[4]
Paguridae
Porcellanidae

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin. University of Auckland. 22: 1–463.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  4. ^ a b W. R. Webber; G. D. Fenwick; J. M. Bradford-Grieve; S. H. Eagar; J. S. Buckeridge; G. C. B. Poore; E. W. Dawson; L. Watling; J. B. Jones; J. B. J. Wells; N. L. Bruce; S. T. Ahyong; K. Larsen; M. A. Chapman; J. Olesen; J. S. Ho; J. D. Green; R. J. Shiel; C. E. F. Rocha; A.-N. Lörz; G. J. Bird; W. A. Charleston (2010). "Phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin". In Dennis P. Gordon (ed.). Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Vol. 2. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press. pp. 98–232. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3.
  5. ^ Yaldwyn, J.C.; Webber, W.R. 2011: Annotated checklist of New Zealand Decapoda (Arthropoda: Crustacea). Tuhinga, 22: 171–272. abstract and pdf
  6. ^ "Yaldwynopsis spinimanus". Crabs of Japan. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
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