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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
300
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
248
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
67
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
25
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
25 Genera with 47 Species
#ACEHLMNOPRST
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mocosoa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oplopisa A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17776SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18715SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stilbomastax Williams, S..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
47 Species
Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Toothed crab
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Acanthonyx sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966
Acanthonyx sanctaehenae Chace, 1966
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Epialtus kingsleyi Rathbun, 1923
Epialtus longirostris Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Mocosoa crebripunctata Stimpson, 1871
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Oplopisa spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Sphenocarcinus corrosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Eroded vase crab
Stilbomastax margaritifera Monod, 1939
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
16
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
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