Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
331
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
184
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
167
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 27
132
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
19
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 9
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoro Islands
9 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Comoro Islands
16 Species | Holoplites armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879 | Geyer's twinpod | | Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900 | Spider Crab | | Lahaina incerta Balss, 1938 | | | Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851 | | | Menaethiops acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethiops brevicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871 | Quillback spiny crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Conical Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
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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