Macrophthalmus

Macrophthalmus is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): Species in this genus are often referred to as sentinel crabs.


 * Subgenus Chaenostoma Stimpson, 1858
 * Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, 1826
 * Macrophthalmus dentatus Stimpson, 1858
 * Macrophthalmus punctulatus Miers, 1884
 * Subgenus Euplax H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus dagohoyi Mendoza & Ng, 2007
 * Subgenus Hemiplax Heller, 1865
 * Macrophthalmus hirtipes (Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
 * Subgenus Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 1823
 * Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Manning & Holthuis, 1981
 * Macrophthalmus banzai Wada & K. Sakai, 1989
 * Macrophthalmus brevis (Herbst, 1804)
 * Macrophthalmus ceratophorus Sakai, 1969
 * Macrophthalmus consobrinus Nobili, 1906
 * Macrophthalmus convexus Stimpson, 1858
 * Macrophthalmus crassipes H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus darwinensis Barnes, 1971
 * Macrophthalmus gallardoi Serène, 1971
 * Macrophthalmus graeffei A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
 * Macrophthalmus grandidieri A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
 * Macrophthalmus hilgendorfi Tesch, 1915
 * Macrophthalmus laevimanus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus latipes Borradaile, 1902
 * Macrophthalmus malaccensis Tweedie, 1937
 * Macrophthalmus microfylacas Nagai, Watanabe & Naruse, 2006
 * Macrophthalmus milloti Crosnier, 1965
 * Macrophthalmus parvimanus Guérin, 1834
 * Macrophthalmus philippinensis Serène, 1971
 * Macrophthalmus sandakani Rathbun, 1907
 * Macrophthalmus serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
 * Macrophthalmus sulcatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
 * Macrophthalmus tomentosus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
 * Macrophthalmus transversus (Latreille, 1817)
 * Subgenus Mareotis Barnes, 1967
 * Macrophthalmus abercrombiei Barnes, 1966
 * Macrophthalmus crinitus Rathbun, 1913
 * Macrophthalmus definitus Adams & White, 1849
 * Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830
 * Macrophthalmus frequens Tai & Song, 1984
 * Macrophthalmus japonicus (De Haan, 1835)
 * ?Macrophthalmus laevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
 * Macrophthalmus pacificus Dana, 1851
 * Macrophthalmus teschi Kemp, 1919
 * Macrophthalmus tjiljapensis Pretzmann, 1974
 * Macrophthalmus tomentosus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
 * Macrophthalmus setosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Subgenus Paramareotis Komai, Goshima & Murai, 1995
 * Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe Sakai, 1939
 * Macrophthalmus erato De Man, 1888
 * Macrophthalmus holthuisi Serène, 1973
 * Macrophthalmus quadratus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
 * Subgenus Tasmanoplax Barnes, 1967
 * Macrophthalmus latifrons Barnes, 1967
 * Subgenus Venitus Barnes, 1967
 * Macrophthalmus barnesi Serène, 1971
 * Macrophthalmus dentipes Lucas in Guérin-Méneville, 1836
 * Macrophthalmus gastrodes Kemp, 1915
 * Macrophthalmus latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)
 * Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
 * Macrophthalmus serratus Adams & White, 1849
 * Macrophthalmus vietnamensis Serène, 1971