Xantho
Encyclopedia
Xantho is a genus
of crab
s in the family Xanthidae
, containing five extant species, all restricted to the north-east Atlantic Ocean
and Mediterranean Sea
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Five species are known from the fossil record, including one species that is still extant.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Xanthidae
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. They are often brightly coloured and are poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known...
, containing five extant species, all restricted to the north-east Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
and Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
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- Xantho granulicarpus Forest, 1953
- Xantho hydrophilusXantho hydrophilusXantho hydrophilus is a species of crab. It is yellowish-brown and grows to a carapace width of . It is a nocturnal herbivore that lives in shallow marine waters from western Scotland to the Cape Verde Islands.-Description:The carapace of Xantho hydrophilus reaches a width of , and a length of up to...
(Herbst, 1790) - Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
- Xantho poressaXantho poressaXantho poressa is a species of crab from the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is one of four species in the genus Xantho....
(Olivi, 1792) - Xantho sexdentatus (Miers, 1881)
Five species are known from the fossil record, including one species that is still extant.