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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
198
635
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
196
633
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
385
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
381
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
364
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
203
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
182
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
148
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
14 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Perinea Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
18 Species
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Oxypleurodon carbunculum Rathbun, 1906
Perinea tumida Dana, 1852
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Hawaii
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
7
9
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