Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 130
259
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 128
257
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
148
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 66
148
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 61
136
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 30
78
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 25
71
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 18
57
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
18
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yucatan
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Yucatan
10 Species | Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790 | Shorthorn decorator crab | | Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | Winged mime crab | | Lepteces ornatus Rathbun, 1893 | | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Seagrass spider crab | | Libinia rhomboidea Streets, 1870 | | | Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Inflated spiny crab | | Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883 | Thorned spiny crab | | Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871 | Knobbed spiny crab | | Tyche emarginata White, 1847 | Fourhorn crab |
Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Yucatan
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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