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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
170
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
163
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
111
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
8 Genera with 7 Species
Doclea Leach, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
7 Species
Doclea brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus cornigerus Sakai, 1938
Hyastenus subinermis Zehntner, 1894
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Palau
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
4
4
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