Xanthoidea is a superfamily of

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

s, comprising seven families. Formerly, a number of other families were included in Xanthoidea, but many of these have since been removed to other superfamilies. These include Carpilioidea, Eriphioidea, Hexapodoidea, Pilumnoidea and Trapezioidea. Even in this reduced state, Xanthoidea remains one of the most

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

-rich superfamilies of crabs.

Families

The

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lists the following families: * Antrocarcinidae * Garthiellidae * Linnaeoxanthidae * Nanocassiopidae *

Panopeidae The Panopeidae are a family (biology), family containing 26 genera of morphologically similar crabs, often known as "mud crabs". Their center of diversity, centers of diversity are the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean. Distribution Most ...

Pseudorhombilidae Pseudorhombilidae is a family (biology), family of crabs. Genera Pseudorhombilidae contains the following genera: References

Xanthoidea Decapod families {{Xanthoidea-stub ...

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 ...

References

Crabs Crustacean superfamilies {{Xanthoidea-stub