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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
345
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
219
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
210
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
154
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
8 Genera with 23 Species
Doclea Leach, 181510SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19765SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & ..., 2017
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
23 Species
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856
Doclea brachyrhynchus
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Doclea macracantha
Doclea macracanthus Bleeker, 1856
Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Hyastenus whitei Griffin, 1976
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Malaysia
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
4
20
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