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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
1281
3571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
263
1276
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
145
897
2806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
891
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
844
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
74
522
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
475
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
50
365
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
51
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
24
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
24 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 198610SpeciesTaxom
Goniopugettia Sakai, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Rochina1SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19734SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
54 Species
Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
Acanthophrys aculeatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Doclea candalifera
Doclea gracilipes (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Doclea gracilis
Doclea japonica (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Doclea simeti (Griffin & Tr..., 1986)⇒ Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia hellerii (Paul´son, 1875)⇒ Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus pleione Herbst, 1803
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oxypleurodon auritum Rathbun, 1916
Oxypleurodon forte Lee, Corbari..., 2015
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Richer de Fo..., 2009
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia intermedia Sakai, 1938Kelp Crab
Pugettia minor Ortmann, 1893
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Rochina pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1932
Rochinia kotakae Takeda, 2001
Rochinia occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Rochinia strangeri Serène & Loh..., 1973
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Scyra compressipes Stimpson, 1857
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Thusaenys mutiliouciou Chen & Lo, 2014
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
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