Eumedonus vicinus Rathbun, 1918
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 vicinus Rathbun, 1918
- Name authority
- Rathbun, 1918
- 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 vicinus Rathbun, 1918
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 niger H. Milne Edwards, 1834 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eumedonus zebra Alcock, 1895 | PilumnidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Rathbun, M. J. (1918). Report on the spider crabs obtained by the F.I.S. “Endeavour” on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments Carried on by the F.I.S. “Endeavour,” 1909–14, 5. 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:3CD9W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.