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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
83
659
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
75
599
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
490
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
134
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
49
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
49 Genera with 128 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Epialtoides Garth, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18716SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 190014SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Leptomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Microlissa Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mimulus Stimpson, 1860Monkeyflower1SpeciesTaxom
Mocosoa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oplopisa A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17776SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocarcinus Richer de Fo..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18719SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Stilbomastax Williams, S..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
128 Species
Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Toothed crab
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Acanthonyx sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966
Acanthonyx sanctaehenae Chace, 1966
Acanthophrys costatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Apiomithrax bocagei Ozorio, 1887
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Epialtoides hiltoni Rathbun, 1923Winged kelp crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Epialtus kingsleyi Rathbun, 1923
Epialtus longirostris Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Epialtus minimus Lockington, 1877
Griffinia lappacea Rathbun, 1918Burr Crab
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Herbstia corniculata (Klunzinger, 1906)⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835Edward spider crab
Herbstia nitida Manning & Ho..., 1981
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Herbstia tumida Stimpson, 1871
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Spider Crab
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus auctus Rathbun, 1916
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 elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus macrospinosus (Ward, 1934)⇒ Tylocarcinus dumerilii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Libinia rhomboidea Streets, 1870
Libinia setosa Lockington, 1877
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857Decorator Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Microlissa tuberosa Rathbun, 1898
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Mimulus foliatus Stimpson, 1860Foliate kelp crab
Mocosoa crebripunctata Stimpson, 1871
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Notolopas mexicanus Garth, 1940
Oplopisa spinipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Oxypleurodon difficilis Guinot & Ric..., 1985
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Oxypleurodon wanganella Webber & Ric..., 1995
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pelia orbiculata (Finnegan, 1931)⇒ Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Phalangipus trachysternus Griffin, 1973
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1894Spined kelp crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pugettia tasmanensis Richer de Fo..., 1993
Pugettia venetiae Rathbun, 1924Venice kelp crab
Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Rochinia beauchampi Alcock & And..., 1894
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Sphenocarcinus corrosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Eroded vase crab
Stilbognathus erythraeus von Martens, 1866
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus soikai Guinot, 1962
Stilbomastax margaritifera Monod, 1939
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab
Tylocarcinus dumerilii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in World Oceans
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
14
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
31
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTychinae
Dana, 1851
4
6
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