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Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
292
1325
3188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
290
1321
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
724
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
719
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
682
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
400
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
368
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
39
292
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
58
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
25
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
6 Genera with 10 Species
Huenia De Haan, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
10 Species
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Sargassocarcinus foliatus (Ward, 1936)⇒ Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab


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