Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Monterey County (California, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 89
140
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 88
139
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 38
70
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 37
67
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 36
65
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 15
34
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 15
34
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 11
23
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
9
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Monterey County
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Monterey County
10 Species | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Chorilia turgida Rathbun, 1924 | | | Epialtus productus (J. W. Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Eupleurodon peruvianus Rathbun, 1924 | | | Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 | Decorator Crab | | Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 | Californian Sheep Crab | | Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860 | Foliate 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 Monterey 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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