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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
100
513
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
444
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
65
363
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
90
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
33
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
33 Genera with 48 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Amathia Rathke, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 177710SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18714SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
48 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Amathia carpenteri (Wyville Thomson, 1873)⇒ Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Griffinia takedai N.g.Richer D..., 2012
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa corallina (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa hirticornis Herbst, 1804
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Rochinia annae Richer de Fo..., 2008
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Scyramathia carpenteri C.W.Thomson, 1873
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tunepugettia corbariae Lee, Richer ..., 2019
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
19
33
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