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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
334
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
333
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
163
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
150
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
91
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
84
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
72
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
16
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
8 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
11 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
6
9
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