Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region California (West USA, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 255
733
1399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 254
732
1392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 91
251
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 90
246
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 84
235
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
128
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 40
120
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 32
93
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 7
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 12
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for California
12 Genera with 23 Species | Chorilia Dana, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 1840 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupleurodon Stimpson, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1877 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microlissa Pretzmann, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pugettia Dana, 1924 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyra Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California
23 Species | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924 | | | Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Variegate spider crab | | Epialtus hiltoni Rathbun, 1923 | | | Epialtus productus (J. W. Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924 | | | Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840 | Crevice spider crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Libinia setosa Lockington, 1877 | | | Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 | Decorator Crab | | Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 | Californian Sheep Crab | | Microlissa aurivilliusi Rathbun, 1898 | | | Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877 | Dwarf Crab | | Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894 | Spined kelp 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 | | Pugettia venetiae Rathbun, 1924 | Venice kelp crab | | Rochinia vesicularis Rathbun, 1907 | | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab | | Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840 | Globose kelp crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in California
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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