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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
378
2331
9081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
373
2325
9073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
174
1445
6501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1435
6445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
158
1364
6043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
824
3260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
79
751
3062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
61
583
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
107
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
41
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
41 Genera with 136 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 18394SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Antilibinia MacLeay, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Goniopugettia Sakai, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Laubierinia Richer de Fo..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 184811SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18906SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Perinea Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 19243SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 201412SpeciesTaxom
Rochina1SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 198610SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & ..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18474SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
136 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
Acanthophrys aculeatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Acanthophrys harmandi (Bouvier, 1906)⇒ Prismatopus harmandi Bouvier, 1906
Acanthophrys longispina
Acanthophrys longispinus De Haan, 1839
Anamathia livermorii (Wood-Mason &..., 1891)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Anamathia pulchra (Miers, 1886)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Antilibinia gilloloensis (Rathbun, 1916)⇒ Griffinia gilloloensis Rathbun, 1916
Chorilia japonica Miers, 1879
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorinus aculeata (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
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 muricata Herbst, 1788
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Doclea simeti (Griffin & Tr..., 1986)⇒ Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Epialtus orientalis (Sakai, 1969)⇒ Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969
Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Goniopugettia tanakae Sakai, 1986
Griffinia gilloloensis Rathbun, 1916
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Hoplophrys ogilbyi (McCulloch, 1908)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia brevirostrata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Huenia hellerii (Paul´son, 1875)⇒ Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus biformis Rathbun, 1916
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus brockii De Man, 1887
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus cornigerus Sakai, 1938
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Hyastenus pleione Herbst, 1803
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Laubierinia nodosa Rathbun, 1916
Menaethiops monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethiops okai Sakai, 1935
Menaethius angustus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius areolatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius dentatus (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius depressus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius inornatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Menaethius porcellus (White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius rugosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius tuberculatus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Naxioides hirta Milne Edwards, 1866
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides hystrix Miers, 1886
Naxioides mammillata Ortmann, 1893
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Notolopas opinosus
Oxypleurodon auritum Rathbun, 1916
Oxypleurodon bidens Sakai, 1969
Oxypleurodon forte Lee, Corbari..., 2015
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Richer de Fo..., 2009
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Perinea tumida Dana, 1852
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pisa cornigera (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisa diacanthus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Pisa monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Pisa spinigera (De Haan, 1837)⇒ Maja spinigera De Haan, 1837
Pisa tuberculata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisoides bidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pisoides orthmanni
Pisoides ortmanni Balss, 1924
Pugettia elongata Yokoya, 1933
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia intermedia Sakai, 1938Kelp Crab
Pugettia kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1933
Pugettia minor Ortmann, 1893
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia pellucens Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Pugettia quadridens intermedia Sakai, 1938
Pugettia sagamiensis (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Pugettia similis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia vulgaris Ohtsuchi, Ka..., 2014Common Kelp Crab
Rochina pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia daiyuae Takeda & Kom..., 2005
Rochinia debilis Rathbun, 1932
Rochinia kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1932
Rochinia kotakae Takeda, 2001
Rochinia occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Rochinia planirostris Takeda, 2009
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia riversandersoni Alcock, 1895
Rochinia strangeri Serène & Loh..., 1973
Rochinia suluensis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Scyra compressipes Stimpson, 1857
Scyramathia debilis
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Sphenocarcinus bidens (Sakai, 1969)⇒ Oxypleurodon bidens Sakai, 1969
Sphenocarcinus stimpsoni Miers, 1885
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Thusaenys mutiliouciou Chen & Lo, 2014
Tunepugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus sinensis Dai, Yang, F..., 1978
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus nakazawai (Sakai, 1938)⇒ Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
12
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
23
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
3
4
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