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| Panopeidae | |
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| Dyspanopeus sayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Xanthoidea |
| Family: | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893[1] |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Eucratopsidae Stimpson, 1871 (nom. rej.) | |
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
[edit]Most members of the family Panopeidae live in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean. Only one species occurs in Australian waters – Homoioplax haswelli.[2]
Ecology
[edit]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
[edit]The World Register of Marine Species lists these subfamilies and genera:[1]
- Acantholobulus Felder & Martin, 2003
- †Balcacarcinus Karasawa & Schweitzer, 2006
- †Bittnereus Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 2007
- †Carinocarcinus Lőrenthey, 1898
- Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 1986
- Eucratopsis Smith, 1869
- Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Eurytium Stimpson, 1859
- †Glyphithyreus Reuss, 1859
- Glyptoplax Smith, 1870
- Hexapanopeus Rathbun, 1898
- †Laevicarcinus Lőrenthey in Lőrenthey & Beurlen, 1929
- Lithopanopeus Felder & Thoma, 2020[4]
- Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 1898
- Metopocarcinus Stimpson, 1860
- Milnepanopeus Thoma & Felder, 2012
- Neopanope A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Odontoplax Garth, 1986
- †Pakicarcinus Schweitzer, Feldmann & Gingerich, 2004
- †Palaeograpsus Bittner, 1875
- Panopeus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1898
- †Sereneopeus Collins, 2002
- †Serenopeus Collins, 2002
- †Zovocarcinus De Angeli & Garassino, 2014
References
[edit]- 1 2 Boyko, Christopher B. (15 December 2022). "Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ Felder, Darryl L.; Thoma, Brent P. (3 September 2020). "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. PMID 33056767.
External links
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Media related to Panopeidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Panopeidae at Wikispecies
