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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
153
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
108
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
6 Genera with 9 Species
Doclea Leach, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
9 Species
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea candalifera
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
3
6
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