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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
559
1086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
556
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
372
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
367
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
78
346
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
227
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
213
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
184
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
16
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Barrier Reef
16 Genera with 28 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Giranauria Griffin & Tr..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Barrier Reef
28 Species
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Giranauria verrucosipes Adams & White, 1848
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus campbelli Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Naxioides carnarvon Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Great Barrier Reef
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
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