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WoRMS taxon details

Medaeus Dana, 1851

204257  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204257)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Xanthoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Xanthidae (Family)
  16. Euxanthinae (Subfamily)
  17. Medaeus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Medaeus ornatus Dana, 1852 (type by monotypy)

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  1. Species Medaeus alidae Mendoza & Clark, 2025
  2. Species Medaeus aztec Davie, 1997
  3. Species Medaeus danielita Mendoza & Ng, 2010
  4. Species Medaeus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
  5. Species Medaeus grandis Davie, 1993
  6. Species Medaeus ornatus Dana, 1852
  7. Species Medaeus africanus Monod, 1956 accepted as Pseudomedaeus africanus (Monod, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Medaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1882) accepted as Medaeops granulosus (Haswell, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Medaeus haswelli Miers in Tizard, Moseley, Buchanan & Murray, 1885 accepted as Miersiella haswelli (Miers in Tizard, Moseley, Buchanan & Murray, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Medaeus latifrons Chace, 1942 accepted as Pseudomedaeus agassizi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Species Medaeus lobipes Rathbun, 1898 accepted as Edwardsium lobipes (Rathbun, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Medaeus nodosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 accepted as Halimede fragifer (De Haan, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Species Medaeus nodulosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 accepted as Medaeus nodosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 accepted as Halimede fragifer (De Haan, 1835) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  14. Species Medaeus noelensis Ward, 1935 accepted as Danielea noelensis (Ward, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Medaeus pelagius (Glassell, 1936) accepted as Lipkemedaeus pelagius (Glassell, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Medaeus planifrons Sakai, 1964 accepted as Paramedaeus planifrons (Sakai, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Medaeus rectifrons Crosnier, 1967 accepted as Monodaeus rectifrons (Crosnier, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  18. Species Medaeus rouxi Balss, 1936 accepted as Nanopilumnus rouxi (Balss, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Medaeus rugosus Boone, 1927 accepted as Lipaesthesius leeanus Rathbun, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  20. Species Medaeus serratus Sakai, 1964 accepted as Ladomedaeus serratus (Sakai, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Medaeus simplex A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 accepted as Paramedaeus simplex (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Medaeus spinimanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) accepted as Edwardsium spinimanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Medaeus spinulifer (Rathbun, 1898) accepted as Lipkemedaeus spinulifer (Rathbun, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
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] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Medaeus Dana, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204257 on 2025-04-04
Date
action
by
1997-12-30 09:48:04Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2009-12-16 08:58:17Z
checked
Davie, Peter
2011-01-19 07:58:39Z
changed
Davie, Peter
2022-05-10 19:57:26Z
changed
Boyko, Christopher B.
2022-05-11 07:38:07Z
changed
Boyko, Christopher B.

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Nomenclature

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] OpenAccess publication

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  PDF available [request]

Other

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]
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