Gorilla Crab

	Gorilla Crab Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote is known. The toxins are similar to the tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin produced by puffer fish, and may be produced by bacteria in the genus ''Vibrio'' living in symbiosis with the crabs, mostly '' V. alginolyticus'' and '' V. parahaemolyticus''. Classification Many species formerly included in the family Xanthidae have since been moved to new families. Despite this, Xanthidae is still the largest crab family in terms of species richness, contanining the following subfamilies and genera: * Actaeinae '' Actaea'' ''Actaeodes'' '' Actaeops'' † ''Allactaea'' '' Eoxanthops'' † ''Epiactaea'' ''Epiactaeodes'' '' Forestiana'' ''Gaillardiellus'' ''Heteractaea'' '' Lambropsis'' † '' Lobiactaea'' '' Meractaea' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Xantho Poressa ''Xantho poressa'', the jaguar round crab, is a species of crab from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is one of four species in the genus ''Xantho''. Description The juveniles of ''X. poressa'' are cryptically coloured as camouflage among the epibionts on the leaves of ''Posidonia'' with a variable carapace colour, which can be yellowish, reddish, brown, or dark grey with patches of another colour, usually white. The pereiopods are usually banded with dark brown or black bands alternating with white or translucent stripes or spots, although the fifth pereiopod is brighter and often unmarked. The adults are uniformly dark grey in colour and they leave the seagrass beds for more open, rocky substrates. Distribution ''X. poressa'' is distributed throughout the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and into the warmer parts of the north eastern Atlantic to the Canary Islands. Biology The larvae of ''X. poressa'' go through four zoeal and one megalopal stages, which are typical of most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ''Vibrio parahaemolyticus'' (V. parahaemolyticus) is a curved, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterial species found in the sea and in estuaries which, when ingested, may cause gastrointestinal illness in humans. ''V. parahaemolyticus'' is oxidase positive, facultatively aerobic, and does not form spores. Like other members of the genus '' Vibrio'', this species is motile, with a single, polar flagellum. Pathogenesis While infection can occur by the fecal-oral route, ingestion of bacteria in raw or undercooked seafood, usually oysters, is the predominant cause of the acute gastroenteritis caused by ''V. parahaemolyticus''. Wound infections also occur, but are less common than seafood-borne disease. The disease mechanism of ''V. parahaemolyticus'' infections has not been fully elucidated. Clinical isolates usually possess a pathogenicity island (PAI) on the second chromosome. The PAI can be acquired by horizontal gene transfer and contains genes for several virulence factors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gaillardiellus ''Gaillardiellus'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., containing the following species: References Xanthidae {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Epiactaeodes ''Epiactaeodes'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., containing the following species: References Xanthidae {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Epiactaea ''Epiactaea'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., containing the following species: References Xanthidae {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allactaea ''Allactaea lithostrota'' is a species of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., the only species in the genus ''Allactaea''. References Xanthidae Monotypic decapod genera {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Actaeodes ''Actaeodes'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., containing the following species: References Xanthidae {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Actaea (crab) ''Actaea'' is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae Xanthidae is a family (biology), family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for wh ..., containing the following species: References Xanthidae {{Xanthoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]