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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
322
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
320
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
191
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
113
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
111
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
5 Genera with 7 Species
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
7 Species
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Chorilibinia gracilipes (Miers, 1879)⇒ Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Darwin
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
4
7
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