Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 375
1949
5357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 372
1943
5351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 149
943
3174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 146
934
3122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 137
888
2974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 73
483
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 61
437
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 46
346
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 6
70
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 34
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Epialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
| 9
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
9 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Polynesia
19 Species | Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Jacknife spider crab | | Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879 | Geyer's twinpod | | Menaethiops fascicularis Krauss, 1843 | | | Menaethius dentatus (Stimpson, 1857) | ⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848) | ⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 | Graceful kelp crab | | Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) | ⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986 | | Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879 | | | Simocarcinus rostratus Borradaile, 1900 | | | Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951 | | | Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852 | Simple collector crab | | Trigonothir samoaensis (Edmondson, 1951) | ⇒ Simocarcinus samoaensis Edmondson, 1951 | | 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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