Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 163
368
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 162
366
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 75
202
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
112
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 31
99
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 23
81
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 6
28
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Virgin Islands
7 Species
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Virgin 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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