List of crabs of New Zealand

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]

Dromiidae
Homolidae
Latreilliidae
Raninidae
Cymonomidae
Torynommidae
 
Portunus pelagicus
Leucosiidae
Majidae
Inachidae
Inachoididae
Epialtidae
Atelecyclidae
Cancridae
Tumidocarcinidae
Dorippidae
Macropipidae
Portunidae
Menippidae
Oziidae
Pilumnidae
Belliidae
Goneplacidae
Galenidae
 
Leptograpsus variegatus
Grapsidae
Plagusiidae
Varunidae
Pinnotheridae
Ocypodidae
Hymenosomatidae
 
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.