182 Species in Family Epialtidae
Nominal species list for Epialtidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Acanthonyx consobrinus Milne-Edwards, 1862
Acanthonyx dentatus Milne Edwards, 1834
Acanthonyx limbatus Milne-Edwards, 1862
Acanthonyx lunulatus (Risso, 1816) green spiny crab
Acanthonyx petiverii Milne-Edwards, 1834 Jacknife spider crab
Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838
Acanthophrys cristimanus Milne-Edwards, 1865
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1851 Longhorn decorator crab
Chorinus heros (Herbst, 1790) Shorthorn decorator crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Crocydocinus ewok Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2019
Crocydocinus panglao Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2019
Crocydocinus saravananei Padate, Lee & Cubelio, 2020
Crocydocinus vanuatu Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2019
Doclea armata De Haan, 1839
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788)
Doclea ovis (Fabricius, 1787)
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Epialtoides hiltoni (Rathbun, 1923) Winged kelp crab
Epialtus bituberculatus Milne-Edwards, 1834 Variegate spider crab
Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852
Epialtus dilatatus Milne-Edwards, 1878 Winged mime crab
Epialtus kingsleyi Rathbun, 1923
Epialtus longirostris Stimpson, 1860
Epialtus parvulus Tavares & de Mendonça, 2022
Epialtus portoricensis Rathbun, 1923
Esopus crassus Milne-Edwards, 1875
Garthinia disica Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Guinotinia cordis Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Guinotinia lehouarnoi Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Herbstia depressa Stimpson, 1860
Herbstia edwardsii Bell, 1835
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840 Crevice spider crab
Herbstia pubescens Stimpson, 1871
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia grandidierii Milne-Edwards, 1865
Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) Arrowhead crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879
Huenia proteus De Haan, 1839
Hoplophrys oatesii Henderson, 1893 Dendronephtya crab
Hyastenus borradailei (Rathbun, 1907)
Hyastenus campbelli Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus (de Haan, 1839) Horn decorator crab
Hyastenus ducator Lee & Ng, 2020
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887
Hyastenus inermis (Rathbun, 1911)
Hyastenus planasius (Adams & White, 1848)
Hyastenus scrobiculatus Rathbun, 1916
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus spinosus Milne-Edwards, 1872
Hyastenus subinermis Zehntner, 1894
Hyastenus tabolongi Lee & Ng, 2019
Hyastenus tenuicornis Pocock, 1890
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900
Lahaina agassizi (Rathbun, 1902)
Lahaina incerta (Balss, 1938)
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Laubierinia carinata (Griffin & Tranter, 1986)
Laubierinia nodosa (Rathbun, 1916)
Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Leptopisa australis Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Leptopisa setirostris (Stimpson, 1871)
Leucippa pentagona Milne Edwards, 1834
Libidoclaea granaria Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1842
Libinia dubia Milne-Edwards, 1834 Longnose spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 Portly spider crab
Libinia erinacea (Milne-Edwards, 1879) Seagrass spider crab
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Libinia spinosa Milne Edwards, 1834
Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 Moss crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 Sheep crab
Menaethiops abumusa Naderloo, 2015
Menaethiops acutifrons (Milne-Edwards, 1868)
Menaethiops brevicornis (Milne-Edwards, 1868)
Menaethiops contiguicornis (Klunzinger, 1906)
Menaethiops nodulosus (Nobili, 1905)
Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825) One-horned spider crab
Menaethius orientalis (Sakai, 1969) Red spider crab
Micippoides angustifrons Milne-Edwards, 1873
Microlissa aurivilliusi (Rathbun, 1898)
Microlissa bicarinata (Aurivillius, 1889)
Microlissa brasiliensis (Rathbun, 1924)
Microlissa longirostris (Pretzmann, 1961)
Mimulus foliatus Stimpson, 1860 Foliate kelp crab
Mocosoa crebripunctata Stimpson, 1871
Naxioides mammillata (Ortmann, 1839)
Naxioides robillardi (Miers, 1882)
Naxioides sahulensis Takeda, Ahyong, Ohtsuchi & Komatsu, 2022
Naxioides taurus (Pocock, 1890) Soft coral crab
Naxioides teatui Poupin, 1995
Naxioides vaitahu Poupin, 1995
Nibilia antilocapra (Stimpson, 1871) Shorthorn spiny crab
Nibilia antilocarpa (Stimpson, 1871)
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Oplopisa spinipes Milne-Edwards, 1878
Oxypleurodon alaini de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon annulatum Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon barazeri de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon boholense de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon carbunculum (Rathbun, 1906)
Oxypleurodon mammatum (Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1986)
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum (Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1986)
Oxypleurodon parallelum de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Oxypleurodon sphenocarcinoides (Rathbun, 1916)
Oxypleurodon stuckiae (Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1986)
Oxypleurodon tavaresi Richer de Forges, 1995
Oxypleurodon wilsoni Richer de Forges & Poore, 2008
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera (Guérin, 1832)
Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850) Cryptic teardrop crab
Pelia rotunda Milne-Edwards, 1875
Pelia tumida (Lockington, 1877) Dwarf teardrop crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix (Miers, 1886)
Phalangipus trachysternus Griffin, 1973
Picrocerus armatus Milne-Edwards, 1865
Pisa armata unspecified Gibb's sea spider
Pisa hirticornis (Herbst, 1804)
Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pisa tetraodon (Pennant, 1777) four-horned spider crab
Pisoides edwardsii (Bell, 1835) Edwards spider crab
Pitho aculeata (Gibbes, 1850) Massive urn crab
Pitho anisodon (von Martens, 1872) Oval urn crab
Pitho dispar Rathbun, 1925
Pitho laevigata (Milne-Edwards, 1875) Eggshell urn crab
Pitho lherminieri (Schramm, 1867) Broadback urn crab
Pitho mirabilis (Herbst, 1794)
Pitho quadridentata (Miers, 1879)
Pugettia dalli Rathbun, 1893 Spined kelp crab
Pugettia foliatus (Stimpson, 1860)
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851 Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia incisa (De Haan, 1839)
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840) Northern kelp crab
Pugettia quadridens (De Haan, 1839)
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851 Cryptic kelp crab
Pugettia venetiae Rathbun, 1924 Venice kelp crab
Rhinocarcinus agassizi (Rathbun, 1893)
Rochinia ahyongi McLay, 2009
Rochinia carpenteri unspecified
Rochinia crassa (Milne-Edwards, 1879) Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia crosnieri Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Rochinia gracilipes Milne-Edwards, 1875
Rochinia hystrix (Stimpson, 1871) Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895)
Rochinia tanneri (Smith, 1883) Thorned spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata (Stimpson, 1871) Knobbed spiny crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1851 Sharpnose crab
Siderochinia aglaos Lee, Richer de Forges & Ng, 2021
Simocarcinus depressus (Milne-Edwards, 1862)
Simocarcinus obstusirostris (Miers, 1879)
Simocarcinus obtusirostris (Miers, 1879)
Simocarcinus simplex (Dana, 1852) Simple collector crab
Sphenocarcinus corrosus Milne-Edwards, 1878 Eroded vase crab
Stegopleurodon planirostrum Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009
Stilbognathus cervicornis (Herbst, 1803)
Stilbognathus curvirostris (Milne-Edwards, 1865)
Stilbognathus tycheformis Bouvier, 1915
Stilbomastax margaritifera (Monod, 1939)
Taliepus dentatus (Milne-Edwards, 1834) Spider crabs
Taliepus marginatus (Bell, 1835)
Taliepus nuttallii (Randall, 1840) Globose kelp crab
Thusaenys irami (Laurie, 1906)
Thusaenys orbis (Rathbun, 1916)
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera (Latreille, 1825)
Tiarinia dana Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Tiarinia garthi Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Trachymaia cornuta Milne-Edwards, 1880
Tyche emarginata White, 1847 Fourhorn crab
Xenocarcinus conicus (Milne-Edwards, 1865) Conical crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874 Depressed spider crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 Wire coral crab
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