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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Tokyo (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
129
356
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
356
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
279
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
279
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
269
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
161
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
145
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
115
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tokyo
12 Genera with 13 Species
Chorilia Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tokyo
13 Species
Chorilia japonica Miers, 1879
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Pugettia minor Ortmann, 1893
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Rochinia planirostris Takeda, 2009
Rochinia suluensis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Tokyo
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
7
8
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