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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Thailand (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
166
656
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
166
656
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
431
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
430
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
404
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
270
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
261
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
203
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
20
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Thailand
8 Genera with 20 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18729SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thailand
20 Species
Acanthophrys aculeatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1865)⇒ Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea tetraptera (Walker, 1887)⇒ Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus (Chorilia) tenuicornis (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus campbelli Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus indicus Leach, 1815
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Thailand
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
6
18
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