Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
424
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 94
347
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
331
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
184
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
167
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 27
132
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
19
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 9
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Epialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
| 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoro Islands
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Comoro Islands
10 Species | Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879 | Geyer's twinpod | | Menaethiops acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethiops brevicornis A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Conical Crab |
Links, sources and further information Epialtinae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtinae at marinespecies.org
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