Xanthidae

A Dictionary of Zoology

Xanthidae (mud crabs; class Malacostraca, order Decapoda) A family of crabs several species of which have neurotoxins contained in their exoskeletons. Mud crabs are oval to hexagonal, and broadened anteriorly. Many are very fecund, Menippe mercenaria (stone crab) producing 3–6 million eggs in less than 70 days. This species can be a serious predator of oysters, each crab taking on average up to 219 small and large oysters per year. Some species of mud crabs live on coral reefs, and three or four species of Xantho occur in European waters.

Find more facts and information related to the .
© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Mud crabs galore ; New Straits Times 11-09-2006 Mud crabs galore Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section IT is the season for mud crabs. Head to Concorde's Xin Cuisine Chinese...eight delicious mud crab dishes. Mud crabs are considered a delicacy in southern... Read more
	Swamp fever.(Queensland mud crabs)(Brief Article)(Recipe) ; ...Groucho Marx. In Queensland recently, 71 mud crabs bound for the boiling pot enjoyed a reprieve...cracking! RELATED ARTICLE: RIGATONI WITH MUD CRABS Serves 2 200gms Rigatoni 100gms deshelled mud crabs 1 clove finely chopped garlic 1tbs chopped... Read more
	Alarming Butterflies and Go-Getter Fish.(speciation and splitting of species) ; Overlooked ways to invent new species There's a trick at the top of evolutionary...alike, but they don't belong to the same species. Instead, the five butterflies with blatantly...colors in the top row do belong to the same species. The bottom five, equally mismatched ones... Read more
	Get a grip on mud crabs and clams ; New Straits Times 06-30-2006 Get a grip on mud crabs and clams Edition: Main/Lifestyle MAKE a date with Hotel...until July 9. Enjoy a variety of seafood like flower and mud crabs, Ming prawns, clams, squid and salmon fillet and soups such... Read more
	Pollution threatens mud crabs at Teluk Langsat ; ...to the problem. "Before this, we used to catch about 10kg of mud crabs daily. We sell them to seafood restaurants in Teluk Jawa and...restaurant owner Tan Bak Seng, who gets his daily supply of mud crabs from Abdul Rahman, said the crustaceans have been scarce of... Read more
	Qld: Farmed mud crabs on sale ; AAP General News (Australia) 02-16-2000 Qld: Farmed mud crabs on sale BRISBANE, Feb 16 AAP - The first shipment of farmed mud crabs from Queensland were due to go on sale soon at the Sydney Fish Markets, Primary Industries Minister Henry Palaszczuk... Read more
	This land is whose land? (protecting endangered species often poses hardships for humans on whose land they live) ; Should endangered species be saved at all costs? Join the debate...make major changes in the Endangered Species Act. Yshmael Garcia woke up to the sounds...rcia's land, is protected by the Endangered Species Act. Passed by Congress in 1973, the... Read more
	A synopsis and new species of Emilia (Compositae-Senecioneae) in Northeast tropical Africa ; Summary. The NE tropical African species of Emilia are revised and 14 species are recognised. Of these, five species are newly described and illustrated: E. herbacea, E. adamagibaensis, E. negellensis, E. serpentina and E. arvensis. One taxon is... Read more
	A New Species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Southwest China ; A new species of Amolops is described from a mountainous...of southern Yunnan Province, China. The species is unique in having a dark purple dorsum...Other characters that distinguish this species from other species of Amolops include... Read more
	MODELING THE OCCURRENCE OF BIRD SPECIES: ARE THE ERRORS PREDICTABLE?(Brief Article) ; ...Typical assessments of models where many species occurrences are predicted (e.g., from species-habitat matrices or Gap Analyses) report overall omission and commission errors. Yet species' attributes suggest that we may predict a... Read more

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Menippe mercenaria Menippe mercenaria (stone crab) See XANTHIDAE . Read more
	crabs crabs 1. See CRUSTACEA ; DECAPODA ; CANCRIDAE . 2. (hermit crabs) See PAGURIDAE . 3. (land crabs) See GECARCINIDAE . 4. (mud crabs) See XANTHIDAE . 5. (spider crabs) See MAJIDAE . 6. (stone crab, Menippe mercenaria ) See XANTHIDAE . 7. (swimming crabs) See PORTUNIDAE . Read more
	mud crabs mud crabs See XANTHIDAE . Read more
	stone crab stone crab ( Menippe mercenaria ) See XANTHIDAE . Read more

See all related entries