Bythograeidae
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| Bythograeidae | |
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| Austinograea yunohana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Section: | Eubrachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Bythograeoidea Williams, 1980 |
| Family: | Bythograeidae Williams, 1980 |
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Bythograeidae is a small family of crabs which live around hydrothermal vents. The family contains 14 species in 6 genera.[1][2] Their relationships to other crabs are unclear.[3] They are believed to eat bacteria and other vent organisms.
[edit] Species
- Genus Allograea Guinot, Hurtado & Vrijenhoek, 2002
- Allograea tomentosa Guinot, Hurtado & Vrijenhoek, 2002
- Genus Austinopraea Hessler & Martin, 1989
- Austinograea alayseae Guinot, 1990
- Austinograea rodriguezensis Tsuchida & Hashimoto, 2002
- Austinograea williamsi Hessler & Martin, 1989
- Genus Bythograea Williams, 1980
- Bythograea galapagensis Guinot & Hurtado, 2003
- Bythograea intermedia Saint Laurent, 1988
- Bythograea laubieri Guinot & Segonzac, 1997
- Bythograea microps Saint Laurent, 1984
- Bythograea thermydron Williams, 1980
- Bythograea vrijenhoeki Guinot & Hurtado, 2003
- Genus Cyanagraea Saint Laurent, 1984
- Cyanagraea praedator Saint Laurent, 1984
- Genus Gandalfus McLay, 2007
- Gandalfus puia McLay, 2007
- Gandalfus yunohana (Takeda, Hashimoto & Ohta, 2000)
- Genus Segonzacia Guinot, 1989
- Segonzacia mesatlantica (Williams, 1988)
[edit] References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Bythograeidae |
- ^ Colin McLay (2007). "New crabs from hydrothermal vents of the Kermadec Ridge submarine volcanoes, New Zealand: Gandalfus gen. nov. (Bythograeidae) and Xenograpsus (Varunidae) (Decapoda: Brachyura)". Zootaxa 1524: 1–22. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01524p022f.pdf.
- ^ P. Davie (2010). "Bythograeidae Dana, 1852". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106746. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ J. W. Martin & G. E. Davis (2001) (PDF). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 1–132. http://atiniui.nhm.org/pdfs/3839/3839.pdf.
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