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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
257
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
34
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
15 Genera with 23 Species
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Guinotinia Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Stegopleurodon Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
23 Species
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Guinotinia cordis Richer de Fo..., 2009
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Oxypleurodon mammatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Oxypleurodon stuckiae Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Sphenocarcinus stuckiae (Guinot & Ric..., 1986)⇒ Oxypleurodon stuckiae Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Stegopleurodon planirostrum Richer de Fo..., 2009
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
2
2
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