Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
21
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 16 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perinea Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
16 Species | Acanthonyx quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Menaethiops acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Naxioides hirta Milne Edwards, 1866 | | | Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | | Perinea tumida Dana, 1852 | | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874 | Depressed Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Tanzania
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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