WoRMS taxon details
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838
877461 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:877461)
accepted
Family
- Genus Eurypodius Guérin, 1828
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877461 on 2025-11-15
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Nomenclature
original description
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Ng, P.K.L.; Ahyong, S.T.; Melzer, R.R.; Tsang, L.M. (2025). The familial position of <i>Eurypodius</i> Guérin, 1828 (Brachyura, Majoidea). <em>Crustaceana.</em> 98(6-7): 679-710., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10468 [details] Available for editors 
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