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Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Honshu (Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
239
1027
2237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
238
1026
2234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
714
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
711
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
120
679
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
67
433
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
388
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
317
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
66
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
27
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Honshu
8 Genera with 18 Species
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19328SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Honshu
18 Species
Griffinia gilloloensis Rathbun, 1916
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Menaethiops okai Sakai, 1935
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pugettia elongata Yokoya, 1933
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia intermedia Sakai, 1938Kelp Crab
Pugettia minor Ortmann, 1893
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia pellucens Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Pugettia similis Rathbun, 1932
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab


Links, sources and further information
Epialtinae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtinae at marinespecies.org