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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region West Papua (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
35
54
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
54
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
47
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
47
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
47
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Papua
3 Genera with 4 Species
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Papua
4 Species
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in West Papua
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
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