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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Strathcona Regional District (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
61
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
61
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
24
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Strathcona Regional District
4 Genera with 4 Species
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Strathcona Regional District
4 Species
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860Foliate Kelp Crab
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Strathcona Regional District
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
3
2
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