Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 103
280
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 103
280
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 64
214
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
214
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 58
206
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 33
135
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 31
133
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 20
100
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 4
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Samoa
7 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Samoa
8 Species | Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848) | ⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | | Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951 | | | Trigonothir samoaensis (Edmondson, 1951) | ⇒ Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951 | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Samoa
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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