Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 156
461
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 155
460
942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 72
275
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
273
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 64
244
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 36
170
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
160
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 22
127
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
18
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
11 Genera with 16 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doclea Leach, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1803 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Leucippa H. Milne-Edw..., 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangipus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilbognathus von Martens, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
16 Species | Acanthonyx macleaii (Krauss, 1843) | ⇒ Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 | | Acanthonyx macleayii | | | Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 | | | Doclea hybrida Fabricius, 1798 | | | Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788 | | | Hoplosquilla acanthurus Tattersall, 1906 | | | Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839 | | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus pleione Herbst, 1803 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896 | | | Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Spider Crab | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803 | | | Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974 | Sponge Carrier Crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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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