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[edit]

Section Dromiacea[edit]

Dromiidae
Homolidae
Latreilliidae

Section Raninoida[edit]

Raninidae

Section Cyclodorippoida[edit]

Cymonomidae
Torynommidae

Section Heterotremata[edit]

Portunus pelagicus
Leucosiidae
Majidae
Inachidae
Inachoididae
Epialtidae
Atelecyclidae
Cancridae
Tumidocarcinidae
Dorippidae
Macropipidae
Portunidae
Menippidae
Oziidae
Pilumnidae
Belliidae
Goneplacidae
Galenidae

Section Thoracotremata[edit]

Leptograpsus variegatus
Grapsidae
Plagusiidae
Varunidae
Pinnotheridae
Ocypodidae
Hymenosomatidae

Anomura[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin. 22. University of Auckland: 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.