Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
408
800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 116
406
798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
314
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 66
304
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
196
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
187
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 26
148
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
25
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Epialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
| 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Red Sea
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Red Sea
11 Species | Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Toothed crab | | Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877 | | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969 | Red Spider Crab | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906 | | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852 | Simple collector crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Links, sources and further information Epialtinae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtinae at marinespecies.org
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