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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
194
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
171
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
154
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
23
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
9 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Amathia Rathke, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17778SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
17 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Amathia rissoana (Roux, 1828)⇒ Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa corallina (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia rissoana (Roux, 1828)⇒ Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
7
15
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