Checklist for Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
21
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Epialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
| 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Tanzania
10 Species | Acanthonyx quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Menaethiops acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874 | Depressed Spider 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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