Decanet - Hyas Leach, 1814

WoRMS taxon details

Hyas Leach, 1814

Hyas araneus - small and large

AphiaID

106903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106903)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Oregoniinae Garth, 1958

Original name

Hyas Leach, 1814

Direct children (14)

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Species Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Species Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Species Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851
Species Hyas ursinus Rathbun, 1924
Species Hyas aculeata Gibbes, 1850 accepted as Pitho aculeata (Gibbes, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Hyas aranea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Hyas arenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Hyas bufonius White, 1847 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Hyas coarctata Leach, 1815 accepted as Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Hyas Edwardsii Bell, 1836 accepted as Pisoides edwardsii (Bell, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Hyas kurilensis Kobjakova, 1962 accepted as Oregonia kurilensis (Kobjakova, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Hyas latifrons Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Hyas serratus Hailstone in Hailstone & Westwood, 1835 accepted as Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Hyas Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106903 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2005-03-24 08:41:58Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2016-06-21 12:49:57Z

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Davie, Peter

2020-05-23 06:28:07Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-05-13 08:15:22Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2024-10-01 03:25:25Z

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Ahyong, Shane

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]