Eumedonus niger H. Milne Edwards, 1834
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
- Eumedonus niger H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- Name authority
- H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Pilumnidae
- Genus
- Eumedonus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- suborderPleocyemata
- infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
- section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
- subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
- superfamilyPilumnoidea Samouelle, 1819
- familyPilumnidae Samouelle, 1819
- subfamilyEumedoninae Dana, 1852
- genusEumedonus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- speciesEumedonus niger H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eumedonus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eumedonus brevirhynchus Chia & Ng, 1999 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eumedonus intermedius Chia & Ng, 1999 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eumedonus vicinus Rathbun, 1918 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eumedonus zebra Alcock, 1895 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eumedonus villosus Rathbun, 1918 Rathbun, 1918 | synonym |
| Gonatonotus crassimanus Haswell, 1880 Haswell, 1880 | synonym |
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.
- Milne Edwards, H. (1834). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6234 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:3CD9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.