Xenocarcinus


Xenocarcinus is a genus of spider crabs in the family Epialtidae. They inhabit soft corals at subtidal zones up to 70 meters in depth in the Indo-West Pacific region, being found in Réunion, Aldabra, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, Sri Lanka, the Indo-Malayan Archipelago and Japan. Xenocarcinus conicus and Xenocarcinus tuberculatus crabs were found in Mu Koh Tao, western Gulf of Thailand, associated with gorgonians and wire coral, respectively.

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Xenocarcinus: