Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 232
864
1815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 231
863
1814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 122
593
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 120
590
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 111
554
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
318
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 51
285
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 37
227
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
34
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
13 Genera with 15 Species | Goniothorax A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lahaina Dana, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypleurodon Miers, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangipus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madagascar
15 Species | Goniothorax ruber A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900 | Spider Crab | | Lahaina incerta Balss, 1938 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | | Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890 | Bull Hydroid Crab | | Oxypleurodon difficilis Guinot & Ric..., 1985 | | | Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Spider Crab | | Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886 | | | Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Sphenocarcinus difficilis (Guinot & Ric..., 1985) | ⇒ Oxypleurodon difficilis Guinot & Ric..., 1985 | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Madagascar
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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