Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 183
451
738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 181
449
738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 88
261
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 88
261
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 80
239
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
128
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 36
122
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 27
93
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 6
34
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northeast Brazil
14 Genera with 17 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Anamathia Smith, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chorinus Latreille, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holoplites Rathbun, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepteces Rathbun, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1871 | Spider Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notolopas Stimpson, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiolibinia Tavares & Sa..., 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyche Bell, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northeast Brazil
17 Species | Acanthonyx dissimulatus Coêlho, 1993 | | | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790 | Shorthorn decorator crab | | Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Variegate spider crab | | Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852 | | | Holoplites armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Lepteces ornatus Rathbun, 1893 | | | Leucippa pentagona H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Doubtful spider crab | | Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871 | | | Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886 | | | Pelia rotunda A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | | | Rochinia confusa Tavares, 1991 | | | Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871 | Quillback spiny crab | | Stratiolibinia bellicosa Oliveira, 1944 | | | Stratiolibinia rostrata Bell, 1836 | | | Tyche potiguara Garth, 1952 | |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
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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