xanthid crabs collected from Tunkang, southern Taiwan, in May 2004. The average toxicity
of crab specimens was 347±276 (means±SD) mouse units (MU) for Demania cultripes,
59±17 MU for Demania toxica, 324±114 MU for Demania reynaudi, 214±65 MU for
Lophozozymus incisus, 184±85 MU for Lophozozymus pictor and 611±471 MU for
Atergatopsis germaini. Each toxin of the six species of crabs was extracted with acidic …