The predatory xanthid crabs Eurytjum limosurn and Panopeus herbstii are common components of benthic assemblages in different intertidal habitats within salt marshes around Sapelo Island. Georgia, USA. E. limosum feed primarily on other crabs and are found where cordgrass Spartina altemiflora stems are the dominant structural elements in the environment. P: herbstii feed largely on bivalve moll...

Abstract Family Xanthidae comprises 15 subfamilies and over 600 accepted species; they are represented well in the foreshore marine environments. Members of family multi-colored crabs, usually inhabiting rocky coasts, coral reefs, mud flats, all which along Egyptian coast Red Sea. Here, we utilized cytochrome oxidase subunit I ( COI ) sequences combined with morphology to provide information on...