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Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
600
1489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
594
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
577
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
361
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
340
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
242
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
37
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
6 Genera with 11 Species
Huenia De Haan, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
11 Species
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector 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