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
Petalomera wilsoni (Fulton & Grant, 1902)
Homolidae
Dagnaudus petterdi (Grant, 1905)
Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888
Yaldwynopsis spinimanus (Griffin, 1965) [6]
Latreilliidae
Eplumula australiensis (Henderson, 1888)
Raninidae
Hemioon novozelandicum Glaessner, 1980 †
Laeviranina perarmata Glaessner, 1960 †
Lyreidus elegans Glaessner, 1960 †
Lyreidus tridentatus De Haan 1841
Lyreidus waitakiensis Glaessner, 1980 †
Ranilia pororariensis Glaessner, 1980 †
Cymonomidae
Cymonomus aequilonius Dell, 1971
Cymonomus bathamae Dell, 1971
Torynommidae
Torynomma flemingi Glaessner, 1980 †
Portunus pelagicus
Leucosiidae
Ebalia laevis (Bell, 1855)
Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
Tanaoa pustulosus (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
Majidae
Eurynolambrus australis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841
Eurynome bituberculata Griffin, 1964
Jacquinotia edwardsi (Jacquinot, 1853)
Leptomithrax atavus Glaessner, 1960 †
Leptomithrax australis (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)
Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966
Leptomithrax irirangi Glaessner, 1960 †
Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876
Leptomithrax longipes (Thomson, 1902)
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900
Leptomithrax uruti Glaessner, 1960 †
Notomithrax minor (Filhol, 1885)
Notomithrax peronii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
Notomithrax ursus (Herbst, 1788)
Prismatopus filholi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1876)
Teratomaia richardsoni (Dell, 1960)
Inachidae
Achaeus curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906
Dorhynchus ramusculus (Baker, 1906)
Platymaia maoria Dell, 1963
Platymaia n.sp.
Trichoplatus huttoni A. Milne-Edwards, 1876
Inachoididae
Epialtidae
Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Jenkins, 1974 †
Rochinia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895)
Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Atelecyclidae
Pteropeltarion novaezelandiae Dell, 1972
Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964
Trichopeltarion greggi Dell, 1969 †
Cancridae
Tumidocarcinidae
Dorippidae
?Eodorippe spedeni Glaessner, 1980 †
Macropipidae
Pororaria eocenica Glaessner, 1980 †
Portunidae
Ovalipes catharus (White in White & Doubleday, 1843)
Ovalipes molleri (Ward, 1933)
Ovalipes sp A. Glaessner, 1960 †
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Liocarcinus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)
Nectocarcinus antarcticus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
Nectocarcinus bennetti Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Rhachiosoma granulifera (Glaessrier, 1960) †
Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)
Menippidae
Oziidae
Pilumnidae
Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Kinahan, 1856)
Pilumnus lumpinus Bennett, 1964
Pilumnus novaezelandiae Filhol, 1886
Belliidae
Goneplacidae
Carcinoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923
Goneplax arenicola (Glaessner, 1960) †
Neommatocarcinus huttoni (Filhol, 1886)
Galenidae
Galene proavita Glaessner, 1960 †
Leptograpsus variegatus
Grapsidae
Plagusiidae
Varunidae
Pinnotheridae
Ocypodidae
Hymenosomatidae
Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
Elamena longirostris Filhol, 1885
Elamena momona Melrose, 1975
Elamena producta Kirk, 1878
Halicarcinus cookii (Filhol, 1885)
Halicarcinus innominatus Richardson, 1949
Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858
Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775)
Halicarcinus tongi Melrose, 1975
Halicarcinus varius (Dana, 1851)
Halicarcinus whitei (Miers, 1876)
Halimena aotearoa Melrose, 1975
Hymenosoma depressum Jacquinot, 1853
Neohymenicus pubescens (Dana, 1851)
Petrolisthes elongatus , Whangaparaoa , near Auckland
Lithodidae [4]
Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes macquaria Ahyong, 2010
Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010
Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1970
Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis dawsoni Macpherson, 2001
Paralomis debodeorum Feldman, 1998 †
Paralomis echidna Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis hirtella Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1997
Paralomis poorei Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis webberi Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971
Paguridae
Porcellanidae
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 .
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