Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 97
159
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 96
158
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 37
61
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 36
60
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 33
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 16
29
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 16
29
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 12
22
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Los Angeles County
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Los Angeles County
9 Species | Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840 | Crevice spider crab | | Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 | Decorator Crab | | Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 | Californian Sheep Crab | | Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877 | Dwarf Crab | | Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894 | Spined kelp crab | | Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful kelp crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Pugettia richii Dana, 1851 | Cryptic kelp crab | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
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
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