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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
61
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
24
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
8 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 184810SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
21 Species
Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
Huenia brevirostrata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Menaethiops monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius angustus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius areolatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius dentatus (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius depressus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius inornatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius porcellus (White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius rugosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius tuberculatus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia sagamiensis (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab


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