Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Whitsunday Islands (Whitsunday, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
143
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
143
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 50
127
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 50
127
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 49
124
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 29
90
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 28
89
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 19
73
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
22
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Whitsunday Islands
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Whitsunday Islands
12 Species | Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852 | Longhorn decorator crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848 | | | Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907 | Borradaile's Spider Crab | | Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884 | | | Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | Rhinoceros Crab | | Hyastenus sebae White, 1847 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918 | | | Sargassocarcinus foliatus (Ward, 1936) | ⇒ Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916 | | Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916 | | | Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852 | Sharp-nosed Crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Whitsunday 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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