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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
270
983
2084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
267
973
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
107
400
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
391
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
370
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
188
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
157
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
43
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
12 Genera with 17 Species
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
17 Species
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Stilbognathus cervicornis Herbst, 1803

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Sweden
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
2
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