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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
66
105
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
66
105
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
36
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
2 Genera with 2 Species
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
2 Species
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Libya
SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
2
2
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