Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
408
800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 116
406
798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 66
304
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
196
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
187
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 26
148
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
25
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Red Sea
15 Genera with 25 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplophrys Henderson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Perinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangipus Latreille, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pugettia Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stilbognathus von Martens, 1962 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Red Sea
25 Species | Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Toothed crab | | Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877 | | | Herbstia corniculata (Klunzinger, 1906) | ⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905 | | Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893) | ⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893 | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884 | | | Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839 | | | Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | Rhinoceros Crab | | Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911 | | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886 | Spider Crab | | Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852 | Simple collector crab | | Stilbognathus erythraeus von Martens, 1866 | | | Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974 | Sponge Carrier Crab | | Stilbognathus soikai Guinot, 1962 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Red Sea
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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