Bythograeidae

Bythograeidae
	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
Genera
	Allograea; Austinograea; Bythograea; Cyanagraea; Gandalfus; Segonzacia;

The Bythograeidae are a small family of crabs which live around hydrothermal vents. The family contains 14 species in six genera.^[1]^[2] Their relationships to other crabs are unclear.^[3] They are believed to eat bacteria and other vent organisms.

Species

Genus Allograea Guinot, Hurtado & Vrijenhoek, 2002
- Allograea tomentosa Guinot, Hurtado & Vrijenhoek, 2002
Genus Austinograea 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)

References

^ 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)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1524: 1–22.
^ P. Davie (2010). "Bythograeidae Dana, 1852". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
^ J. W. Martin & G. E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 1–132.

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[1] 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)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1524: 1–22.

[2] P. Davie (2010). "Bythograeidae Dana, 1852". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

[M&D-3] J. W. Martin & G. E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 1–132.

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