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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
654
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
593
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
54
462
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
92
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
36
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
11 Genera with 29 Species
Antilibinia MacLeay, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 201412SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18474SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antilibinia gilloloensis (Rathbun, 1916)⇒ Griffinia gilloloensis Rathbun, 1916
Epialtus orientalis (Sakai, 1969)⇒ Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969
Griffinia gilloloensis Rathbun, 1916
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
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 kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1933
Pugettia minor Ortmann, 1893
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia pellucens Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Pugettia quadridens intermedia Sakai, 1938
Pugettia sagamiensis (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Pugettia similis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia vulgaris Ohtsuchi, Ka..., 2014Common Kelp Crab
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus nakazawai (Sakai, 1938)⇒ Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab


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