Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 222
602
1335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 221
601
1334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 99
305
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 98
297
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 90
267
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 44
131
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 39
120
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 31
103
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
19
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Macaronesia
8 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Macaronesia
17 Species | Acanthonyx brevifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Acanthonyx depressifrons Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816 | | | Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828 | | | Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869 | | | Herbstia (Micropisa) violacea | | | Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787 | Cave Spider Crab | | Herbstia ovata | | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858 | | | Pisa (Arctopsis) tribulus | | | Pisa armata Latreille, 1803 | Gibb's Sea Spider | | Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879 | | | Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815 | Spider Crab | | Pisa tetradon | | | Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777 | Four-horned spider crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
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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