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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
61
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
24
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
24 Genera with 55 Species
#ACDGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Goniopugettia Sakai, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 184810SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Rochina1SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19734SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
55 Species
Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
Anamathia livermorii (Wood-Mason &..., 1891)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Anamathia pulchra (Miers, 1886)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Doclea japonica (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea simeti (Griffin & Tr..., 1986)⇒ Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia brevirostrata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethiops monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius angustus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius areolatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius dentatus (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius depressus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius inornatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius porcellus (White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius rugosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius tuberculatus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oxypleurodon auritum Rathbun, 1916
Oxypleurodon forte Lee, Corbari..., 2015
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Richer de Fo..., 2009
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pisa cornigera (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisa diacanthus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Pisa monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Pisa spinigera (De Haan, 1837)⇒ Maja spinigera De Haan, 1837
Pisa tuberculata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia sagamiensis (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Rochina pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1932
Rochinia kotakae Takeda, 2001
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia strangeri Serène & Loh..., 1973
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Thusaenys mutiliouciou Chen & Lo, 2014
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
14
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
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