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Xantho
Xantho is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing five extant species, all restricted to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, although Xantho granulicarpis is not universally recognised as a separate species from Xantho hydrophilus: *Xantho granulicarpus Forest, 1953 *Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790) *Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 *Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) *Xantho sexdentatus (Miers, 1881) Five species are known from the fossil record, including one species that is still extant.
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Xantho is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing five extant species, all restricted to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, although Xantho granulicarpis is not universally recognised as a separate species from Xantho hydrophilus: *Xantho granulicarpus Forest, 1953 *Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790) *Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 *Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) *Xantho sexdentatus (Miers, 1881) Five species are known from the fossil record, including one species that is still extant.
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