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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
353
1359
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
350
1353
3546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
159
649
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
158
644
1638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
144
603
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
84
350
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
304
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
54
257
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
54
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
23
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
23 Genera with 37 Species
#AEHLMNOPRST
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17779SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18284SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
37 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Epialtus longirostris Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus minutus Buitendijk, 1939
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oxypleurodon bipartitum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pelia rotunda A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa corallina (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pisoides ortmanni Balss, 1924
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crosnieri Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia rissoana (Roux, 1828)⇒ Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in France
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
16
29
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