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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Amirante Islands (Seychelles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
93
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
93
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
89
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
89
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
87
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
73
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
63
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amirante Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Hyastenus White, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amirante Islands
7 Species
Hyastenus (Chorilia) orata
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Stilbognathus martensia
Stilbognathus martensii Miers, 1884

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Amirante Islands
SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Epialtidae at artfakta.se
Epialtidae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtidae at gbif.org
Epialtidae at irmng.org
Epialtidae at itis.gov
Epialtidae at marinespecies.org