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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
600
1489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
594
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
577
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
361
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
340
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
242
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
37
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
14 Genera with 30 Species
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
30 Species
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus biformis Rathbun, 1916
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus brockii De Man, 1887
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus sinensis Dai, Yang, F..., 1978
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Okinawa Prefecture
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
6
17
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