Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 69
179
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 69
179
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 44
139
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 44
139
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
133
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 26
92
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 25
91
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
72
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait Islands
5 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Torres Strait Islands
13 Species | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Hyastenus (Chorilia) oryx (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872) | ⇒ Hyastenus sebae White, 1847 | | Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825 | | | Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907 | Borradaile's Spider Crab | | Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839 | | | Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus sebae White, 1847 | | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Hyastenus verrucosipes | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
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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