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Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Elamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903
Name authority
Borradaile, 1903
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Hymenosomatidae
Genus
Elamena
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderDecapoda
  7. suborderPleocyemata
  8. infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
  9. section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
  10. subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
  11. superfamilyHymenosomatoidea MacLeay, 1838
  12. familyHymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838
  13. subfamilyHymenosomatinae MacLeay, 1838
  14. genusElamena H. Milne Edwards, 1837
  15. speciesElamena gracilis Borradaile, 1903

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Elamena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Elamena abrolhensis Gordon, 1940HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena castanea Naruse, Mendoza & Ng, 2008HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena cristatipes Gravely, 1927HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena globosa Chuang & Ng, 1991HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena longidactylis Yang & Sun, 1998HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena magnum Ng & Chuang, 1996HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823)HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena producta Kirk, 1878HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena rostrata Ng, Chen & Fang, 1999HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena samalensis Husana, Kase & Mendoza, 2013HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena sundaica Ng & Chuang, 1996HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elamena truncata (Stimpson, 1858)HymenosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 17 records assigned to Hymenosomatidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Borradaile, L. A. (1903). Marine crustaceans. X. The spider-crabs (Oxyrhyncha). XI. On the classification and genealogy of the reptant decapods. In: Gardiner, J.S. (ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. Being the Account of the Work Carried on and of the Collections Made by an Expedition During the Years 1899 and 1900. Volume II. Part II. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 681–698, pls. 47–48. [15 November 1903 (zzz)]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10215 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38YGJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.