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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
253
830
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
251
825
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
297
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
296
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
286
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
154
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
136
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
100
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
9 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
12 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Huenia australis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippoides longimanus (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
5
5
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