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]

Brachyura

Section Dromiacea
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)

Section Raninoida
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 †

Section Cyclodorippoida
Cymonomidae
  • Cymonomus aequilonius Dell, 1971
  • Cymonomus bathamae Dell, 1971
Torynommidae
  • Torynomma flemingi Glaessner, 1980 †

Section Heterotremata
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
  • Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner, 1960 †
  • Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner, 1960 †
  • Tumidocarcinus tumidus (Woodward, 1876) †
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 †

Section Thoracotremata
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)

Anomura
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

See also

References
  1. C. L. McLay (1988). "Brachyura and crab-like Anomura of New Zealand". Leigh Laboratory Bulletin. University of Auckland. 22: 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. 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. 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.
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