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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
281
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
236
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
48
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
14 Genera with 35 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18804SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19863SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
35 Species
Acanthonyx euryseroche Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia australis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus (Chorilia) onyx
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
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 elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus minutus Buitendijk, 1939
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus subinermis Zehntner, 1894
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Naxioides carnarvon Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Oxypleurodon luzonicum Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Rochinia annae Richer de Fo..., 2008
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia sibogae Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Thusaenys irami Laurie, 1906
Thusaenys minimus Rathbun, 1924

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
8
26
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