Decanet taxon details
Euxanthus Dana, 1851
203957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203957)
accepted
Genus
Xantho (Euxanthus) sculptilis Dana, 1852 accepted as Euxanthus huonii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (type by subsequent designation)
Euryetisus Cano, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euxanthopsis Rathbun, 1897 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name)
Melissa Strahl, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Xantho (Euxanthus) Dana, 1851 · unaccepted (status change)
- Species Euxanthus boletarius (Rathbun, 1911)
- Species Euxanthus exsculptus (Herbst, 1790)
- Species Euxanthus herdmani Laurie, 1906
- Species Euxanthus huonii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
- Species Euxanthus multipunctulatus Hu & Tao, 1996 †
- Species Euxanthus ruali Guinot, 1971
- Species Euxanthus rugosus Miers, 1884
- Species Euxanthus maculatus Haswell, 1882 accepted as Hypocolpus maculatus (Haswell, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Euxanthus melissa (Herbst, 1801) accepted as Euxanthus exsculptus (Herbst, 1790) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Euxanthus minutus Edmondson, 1925 accepted as Jacforus cavatus (Rathbun, 1907) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Euxanthus multipunctulata Hu & Tao, 1996 † accepted as Euxanthus multipunctulatus Hu & Tao, 1996 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Euxanthus nitidus Dana, 1852 accepted as Xantho (Euxanthus) nitidus Dana, 1852 accepted as Euxanthus exsculptus (Herbst, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Euxanthus punctatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 accepted as Euxanthus exsculptus (Herbst, 1790) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Euxanthus rugulosus Heller, 1865 accepted as Lydia annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Euxanthus sculptilis Dana, 1852 accepted as Xantho (Euxanthus) sculptilis Dana, 1852 accepted as Euxanthus huonii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Euxanthus tuberculosus Miers, 1884 accepted as Actaea calculosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dana, J. D. (1851). On the classification of the Cancroidea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 12(34): 121–131. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Euxanthus Dana, 1851. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203957 on 2025-09-13
Date
action
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2006-09-12 06:54:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Dana, J. D. (1851). On the classification of the Cancroidea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 12(34): 121–131. [details]
original description (of Euryetisus Cano, 1889) Cano, G. (1889). Crostacei brachiuri ed anomuri raccolti nel viaggio della «Vettor Pisani» intorno al globo. Studio preliminare del socio. <em>Bollettino della Società di naturalisti in Napoli.</em> 3: 79-105. [details]
original description (of Melissa Strahl, 1861) Strahl, C. (1861). Carcinologische Beiträge. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 27(1): 101-106. [details]
original description (of Euxanthopsis Rathbun, 1897) Rathbun, M.J. (1897). A revision of the nomenclature of the Brachyura. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 11: 153-167. [details]
basis of record Serène, R. (1984). Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien et de la Mer Rouge. Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. <em>Editions Orstom. Collection Faune Tropicale.</em> 24: 1-243. [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
original description (of Euryetisus Cano, 1889) Cano, G. (1889). Crostacei brachiuri ed anomuri raccolti nel viaggio della «Vettor Pisani» intorno al globo. Studio preliminare del socio. <em>Bollettino della Società di naturalisti in Napoli.</em> 3: 79-105. [details]
original description (of Melissa Strahl, 1861) Strahl, C. (1861). Carcinologische Beiträge. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 27(1): 101-106. [details]
original description (of Euxanthopsis Rathbun, 1897) Rathbun, M.J. (1897). A revision of the nomenclature of the Brachyura. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 11: 153-167. [details]
basis of record Serène, R. (1984). Crustacés Décapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien et de la Mer Rouge. Xanthoidea: Xanthidae et Trapeziidae. <em>Editions Orstom. Collection Faune Tropicale.</em> 24: 1-243. [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Subfamily Euxanthinae [details]