Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 173
460
925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 169
455
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 58
144
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 57
138
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
134
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 23
50
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 21
47
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 18
38
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
15
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for British Columbia
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for British Columbia
11 Species | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924 | | | Epialtus minimus Lockington, 1877 | | | Epialtus productus (J. W. Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 | Decorator Crab | | Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860 | Foliate Kelp Crab | | Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful kelp crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Pugettia richii Dana, 1851 | Cryptic kelp crab | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in British Columbia
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
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