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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
320
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
319
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
74
231
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
74
231
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
217
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
114
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
109
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
94
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
13 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
24 Species
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Menaethiops dubius Balss, 1929
Menaethiops ninii Guinot, 1964
Menaethiops ninnii Guinot, 1962
Menaethiops nodulosa (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
5
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