Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Egypt (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
401
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
400
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
232
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 76
231
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 71
216
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
137
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
126
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 28
103
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Egypt
8 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Egypt
13 Species | Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816 | | | Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | Rhinoceros Crab | | Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903 | | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911 | | | Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815 | Spider Crab | | Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777 | Four-horned spider crab | | Stilbognathus erythraeus von Martens, 1866 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Conical Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Egypt
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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