Panopeidae

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Panopeidae
Dyspanopeus sayi.jpg
Dyspanopeus sayi
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Xanthoidea
Family: Panopeidae
Ortmann, 1893 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Eucratopsidae Stimpson, 1871 (nom. rej.)

Lophopanopeus bellus, Black-clawed crab, San Luis Obispo County, California

The Panopeidae are a family containing 26 genera of morphologically similar crabs, often known as "mud crabs". Their centers of diversity are the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean.

Distribution[]

Most members of the family Panopeidae live in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean. Only one species occurs in Australian waters – .[2]

Ecology[]

The various genera of the Panopeidae are morphologically similar, partly as a result of many instances of convergent evolution to similar habitats and food preferences.[3]

Crabs of the family Panopeidae are all free-living (not commensal or parasitic),[2] and typically live in soft-bottomed parts of the ocean,[3] lending them the common name "mud crabs" (a name also shared by other organisms). They burrow into the sediment and feed on a variety of marine invertebrates.[3]

Genera[]

The World Register of Marine Species lists these subfamilies and genera:[1]

Stimpson, 1871

  • Rathbun, 1914
  • Guinot, 1969
  • Rathbun, 1914
  • Smith, 1869
  • Smith, 1870
  • Rathbun, 1914
  • Guinot, 1969
  • Garth, 1986
  • Stimpson, 1871
  • H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
  • Guinot, 1969
  • Rathbun, 1901
  • Guinot, 1969

Ortmann, 1893

  • Felder & Martin, 2003
  • Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1986
  • A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
  • Eurytium Stimpson, 1859
  • Rathbun, 1898
  • Felder & Thoma, 2020[4]
  • Rathbun, 1898
  • A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
  • Stimpson, 1860
  • A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
  • Panopeus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
  • Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1898
  • Rathbun, 1898

References[]

  1. ^ a b Davie, P. (2015). "Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  2. ^ a b c P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Panopeidae". Crustacea: Malocostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19. Canberra, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 372–374. ISBN 978-0-643-06792-9.
  3. ^ a b c C. D. Schubart, J. E. Neigel & D. L. Felder (2000). "Molecular phylogeny of mud crabs (Brachyura: Panopeidae) from the northwestern Atlantic and the role of morphological statis and convergence" (PDF). Marine Biology. 137 (1): 11–18. doi:10.1007/s002270000325.
  4. ^ Felder, Darryl L.; Thoma, Brent P. (2020-09-03). "A new genus and species of mud crab (Crustacea, Brachyura, Panopeidae) from shoreline waters of the western Gulf of Mexico". Zootaxa. 4845 (3): 425–435. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4845.3.7. ISSN 1175-5334.
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