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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Lake Erie Islands (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
212
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
211
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
118
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
117
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
113
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
72
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
72
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
61
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lake Erie Islands
8 Genera with 7 Species
Chorilia Dana, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Erie Islands
7 Species
Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924
Herbstia tumida Stimpson, 1871
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Lake Erie Islands
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
6
5
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