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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
321
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
25
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
25 Genera with 55 Species
#ACDGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Alcockia Štev& 269;i&..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Alfredalcockia Stevcic, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Apias Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 18157SpeciesTaxom
Giranauria Griffin & Tr..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 190012SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18805SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18953SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
55 Species
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Acanthonyx macleaii (Krauss, 1843)⇒ Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838
Acanthonyx macleayii
Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838
Alcockia malabarica Alcock, 1895
Alfredalcockia malabarica Alcock, 1895
Austrolibinia andamanica Alcock, 1895
Chorilibinia andamanica (Alcock, 1895)⇒ Austrolibinia andamanica Alcock, 1895
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Doclea aduncus Wagner, 1986
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea gracilipes (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Doclea hybrida Fabricius, 1798
Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Giranauria gracilirostris Miers, 1879
Hoplosquilla acanthurus Tattersall, 1906
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus (Chorilia) tenuicornis (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus gracilirostris (Miers, 1879)⇒ Giranauria gracilirostris Miers, 1879
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus orynx
Hyastenus pleione Herbst, 1803
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Naxioides cerastes Ortmann, 1894
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Oxypleurodon aurorae Alcock, 1899
Oxypleurodon cunery
Oxypleurodon cuneus Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Rochinia beauchampi Alcock & And..., 1894
Rochinia globulifera Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Rochinia riversandersoni Alcock, 1895
Scyramathia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895)⇒ Rochinia riversandersoni Alcock, 1895
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
14
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
2
3
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