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Family: Epialtidae



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182 species (see list below)
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Acanthonyx consobrinus
[]
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Acanthonyx dentatus
[]
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Acanthonyx limbatus
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic and the

Acanthonyx lunulatus (Risso, 1816)

Photo by Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Acanthonyx lunulatus
[green spiny crab]
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Acanthonyx petiverii
[Jacknife spider crab]
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Acanthonyx scutellatus
[]
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Acanthophrys cristimanus
[]
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Chorilia longipes
[Longhorn decorator crab]
No picture found
 
Chorinus heros
[Shorthorn decorator crab]
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Criocarcinus superciliosus
[]
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Crocydocinus ewok
[]
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Crocydocinus panglao
[]
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Crocydocinus saravananei
[]
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Crocydocinus vanuatu
[]
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Doclea armata
[]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm CL
 
Doclea canalifera
[]
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Doclea canaliformis
[]
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Doclea muricata
[]
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Doclea ovis
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm CL
 
Doclea rissoni
[]
No picture found
 
Epialtoides hiltoni
[Winged kelp crab]
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Epialtus bituberculatus
[Variegate spider crab]
No picture found
 
Epialtus brasiliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Epialtus dilatatus
[Winged mime crab]
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Epialtus kingsleyi
[]
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Epialtus longirostris
[]
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Epialtus parvulus
[]
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Epialtus portoricensis
[]
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Esopus crassus
[]

Photo by Richer de Forges, Bertrand

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm CL
Garthinia disica Richer de Forges & Ng, 2009

Photo by Photo by Richer de Forges, Bertrand
 
Garthinia disica
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
 
Guinotinia cordis
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm CL
 
Guinotinia lehouarnoi
[]
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Herbstia depressa
[]
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Herbstia edwardsii
[]
No picture found
 
Herbstia parvifrons
[Crevice spider crab]
No picture found
 
Herbstia pubescens
[]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific.

Hoplophrys oatesii Henderson, 1893

Photo by Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Hoplophrys oatesii
[Dendronephtya crab]
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Huenia bifurcata
[]
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Huenia brevifrons
[]
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Huenia grandidierii
[]
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Huenia heraldica
[Arrowhead crab]
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Huenia pacifica
[]
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Huenia proteus
[]
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Hyastenus borradailei
[]
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Hyastenus campbelli
[]
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Hyastenus convexus
[]

Photo by Auscape International

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3.7 cm CW
Hyastenus diacanthus (de Haan, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Auscape International
 
Hyastenus diacanthus
[Horn decorator crab]
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Hyastenus ducator
[]
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Hyastenus elatus
[]
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Hyastenus hilgendorfi
[]
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Hyastenus inermis
[]
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Hyastenus planasius
[]
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Hyastenus scrobiculatus
[]
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Hyastenus sebae
[]
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Hyastenus spinosus
[]
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Hyastenus subinermis
[]
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Hyastenus tabolongi
[]
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Hyastenus tenuicornis
[]
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Hyastenus uncifer
[]
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Lahaina agassizi
[]
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Lahaina incerta
[]
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Lahaina ovata
[]
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Laubierinia carinata
[]
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Laubierinia nodosa
[]
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Leptomaia tuberculata
[]
No picture found
 
Leptopisa australis
[]
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Leptopisa setirostris
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm CL
 
Leucippa pentagona
[]
No picture found
 
Libidoclaea granaria
[]
No picture found
 
Libinia dubia
[Longnose spider crab]

Photo by Chu, Elaine

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815

Photo by Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Libinia emarginata
[Portly spider crab]
No picture found
 
Libinia erinacea
[Seagrass spider crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm CW
 
Libinia ferreirae
[]
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Max. Length 8.4 cm CW
 
Libinia spinosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm CW
 
Loxorhynchus crispatus
[Moss crab]
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Max. Length 15.9 cm CW
 
Loxorhynchus grandis
[Sheep crab]
No picture found
 
Menaethiops abumusa
[]
No picture found
 
Menaethiops acutifrons
[]
No picture found
 
Menaethiops brevicornis
[]
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Menaethiops contiguicornis
[]
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Menaethiops nodulosus
[]
No picture found
 
Menaethius monoceros
[One-horned spider crab]
No picture found
 
Menaethius orientalis
[Red spider crab]
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Micippoides angustifrons
[]
No picture found
 
Microlissa aurivilliusi
[]
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Microlissa bicarinata
[]
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Microlissa brasiliensis
[]
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Microlissa longirostris
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CW
 
Mimulus foliatus
[Foliate kelp crab]
No picture found
 
Mocosoa crebripunctata
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific. Tropica

Naxioides mammillata (Ortmann, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Naxioides mammillata
[]
No picture found
 
Naxioides robillardi
[]
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Naxioides sahulensis
[]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Naxioides taurus (Pocock, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Naxioides taurus
[Soft coral crab]
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Naxioides teatui
[]
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Naxioides vaitahu
[]
No picture found
 
Nibilia antilocapra
[Shorthorn spiny crab]
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Nibilia antilocarpa
[]
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Notolopas brasiliensis
[]
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Oplopisa spinipes
[]
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Oxypleurodon alaini
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm CL
 
Oxypleurodon annulatum
[]
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Oxypleurodon barazeri
[]
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Oxypleurodon boholense
[]
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Oxypleurodon carbunculum
[]
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Oxypleurodon mammatum
[]
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Oxypleurodon orbiculatum
[]
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Oxypleurodon parallelum
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm CL
 
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi
[]
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Oxypleurodon sphenocarcinoides
[]
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Oxypleurodon stuckiae
[]
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Oxypleurodon tavaresi
[]
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Oxypleurodon wilsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Paranaxia keesingi
[]
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Paranaxia serpulifera
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Pelia mutica
[Cryptic teardrop crab]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CW
 
Pelia rotunda
[]
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Pelia tumida
[Dwarf teardrop crab]
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Perinia tumida
[]
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Phalangipus australiensis
[]
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Phalangipus filiformis
[]
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Phalangipus hystrix
[]
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Phalangipus trachysternus
[]
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Picrocerus armatus
[]
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Pisa armata
[Gibb's sea spider]
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Pisa hirticornis
[]
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Pisa muscosa
[]
No picture found
 
Pisa tetraodon
[four-horned spider crab]
No picture found
 
Pisoides edwardsii
[Edwards spider crab]
No picture found
 
Pitho aculeata
[Massive urn crab]
No picture found
 
Pitho anisodon
[Oval urn crab]
No picture found
 
Pitho dispar
[]
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Pitho laevigata
[Eggshell urn crab]
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Pitho lherminieri
[Broadback urn crab]
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Pitho mirabilis
[]
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Pitho quadridentata
[]
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Pugettia dalli
[Spined kelp crab]
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Pugettia foliatus
[]
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Pugettia gracilis
[Graceful kelp crab]
No picture found
 
Pugettia incisa
[]

Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm CW
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
Pugettia producta
[Northern kelp crab]
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Pugettia quadridens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm CW
 
Pugettia richii
[Cryptic kelp crab]
No picture found
 
Pugettia venetiae
[Venice kelp crab]
No picture found
 
Rhinocarcinus agassizi
[]
No picture found
 
Rochinia ahyongi
[]
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Rochinia carpenteri
[]
No picture found
 
Rochinia crassa
[Inflated spiny crab]
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Rochinia crosnieri
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm CW
 
Rochinia gracilipes
[]
No picture found
 
Rochinia hystrix
[Quillback spiny crab]
No picture found
 
Rochinia riversandersoni
[]
No picture found
 
Rochinia tanneri
[Thorned spiny crab]
No picture found
 
Rochinia umbonata
[Knobbed spiny crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm CW
 
Scyra acutifrons
[Sharpnose crab]
No picture found
 
Siderochinia aglaos
[]
No picture found
 
Simocarcinus depressus
[]
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Simocarcinus obstusirostris
[]
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Simocarcinus obtusirostris
[]
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Simocarcinus simplex
[Simple collector crab]
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Sphenocarcinus corrosus
[Eroded vase crab]
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Stegopleurodon planirostrum
[]
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Stilbognathus cervicornis
[]
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Stilbognathus curvirostris
[]
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Stilbognathus tycheformis
[]
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Stilbomastax margaritifera
[]
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Max. Length 12.0 cm CL
 
Taliepus dentatus
[Spider crabs]
No picture found
 
Taliepus marginatus
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Taliepus nuttallii
[Globose kelp crab]
No picture found
 
Thusaenys irami
[]
No picture found
 
Thusaenys orbis
[]
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Tiarinia angusta
[]
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Tiarinia cornigera
[]
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Tiarinia dana
[]
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Tiarinia garthi
[]
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Tiarinia gracilis
[]
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Tiarinia takedai
[]
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Trachymaia cornuta
[]
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Tyche emarginata
[Fourhorn crab]
No picture found
 
Xenocarcinus conicus
[Conical crab]
No picture found
 
Xenocarcinus depressus
[Depressed spider crab]
No picture found
 
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus
[Wire coral crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthonyx consobrinus 1862
Acanthonyx dentatus 1834
Acanthonyx limbatus Western Indian Ocean. 1862
Acanthonyx lunulatus green spiny crab Eastern Atlantic and the 1816
Acanthonyx petiverii Jacknife spider crab Southeast Pacific and Wes 1834
Acanthonyx scutellatus Western Indian Ocean 1838
Acanthophrys cristimanus Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Chorilia longipes Longhorn decorator crab Eastern Pacific 1851
Chorinus heros Shorthorn decorator crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1790
Criocarcinus superciliosus Western Central Pacific. 1767
Crocydocinus ewok Western Central Pacific. 2019
Crocydocinus panglao Western Central Pacific. 2019
Crocydocinus saravananei Western Central Pacific. 2020
Crocydocinus vanuatu Western Central Pacific. 2019
Doclea armata Western Central Pacific 1839
Doclea canalifera Western Pacific 6.2 CL 1857
Doclea canaliformis Western Central Pacific 1981
Doclea muricata Western Central Pacific 1788
Doclea ovis Northwest Pacific 1787
Doclea rissoni Indo-West Pacific. Sri L 4.5 CL 1815
Epialtoides hiltoni Winged kelp crab East Pacific. 1923
Epialtus bituberculatus Variegate spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1834
Epialtus brasiliensis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1852
Epialtus dilatatus Winged mime crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1878
Epialtus kingsleyi Western Central Atlantic. 1923
Epialtus longirostris Western Central Atlantic. 1860
Epialtus parvulus Western Central Atlantic. 2022
Epialtus portoricensis Western Central Atlantic. 1923
Esopus crassus Western Central Atlantic. 1875
Garthinia disica Western Central Pacific 3.5 CL 2009
Guinotinia cordis Western Central Pacific 2.5 CL 2009
Guinotinia lehouarnoi Central Pacific 1.6 CL 2009
Herbstia depressa Central Pacific 1860
Herbstia edwardsii Southeast Pacific 1835
Herbstia parvifrons Crevice spider crab East Pacific. 1840
Herbstia pubescens East Pacific. 1871
Hoplophrys oatesii Dendronephtya crab Indo-Pacific. 1893
Huenia bifurcata Southwest Pacific 1870
Huenia brevifrons Indo-Pacific. 1941
Huenia grandidierii Indo-Pacific. 1865
Huenia heraldica Arrowhead crab Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1837
Huenia pacifica Pacific Ocean. 1879
Huenia proteus South Western Pacific. 1839
Hyastenus borradailei Indo-Pacific. 1907
Hyastenus campbelli Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Hyastenus convexus Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus Horn decorator crab Indo-West Pacific. 3.7 CW 1839
Hyastenus ducator Indo-West Pacific. 2020
Hyastenus elatus Western Central Pacific 1986
Hyastenus hilgendorfi Indo-Pacific and Mediterr 1887
Hyastenus inermis Western Indian Ocean. 1911
Hyastenus planasius Western Central Pacific 1848
Hyastenus scrobiculatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1916
Hyastenus sebae Indo-West Pacific 1847
Hyastenus spinosus Eastern Indian Ocean 1872
Hyastenus subinermis Western Central Pacific 1894
Hyastenus tabolongi Western Central Pacific 2019
Hyastenus tenuicornis Western Central Pacific 1890
Hyastenus uncifer Indo-Pacific. 1900
Lahaina agassizi Western Central Pacific. 1902
Lahaina incerta Western Central Pacific. 1938
Lahaina ovata Indo-Pacific. 1851
Laubierinia carinata Indo-West Pacific 1986
Laubierinia nodosa Western Pacific 1916
Leptomaia tuberculata Southwest Pacific 1986
Leptopisa australis Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Leptopisa setirostris Southwest Atlantic 1871
Leucippa pentagona Western Atlantic and East 3.5 CL 1834
Libidoclaea granaria Southwest Atlantic 1842
Libinia dubia Longnose spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1834
Libinia emarginata Portly spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1815
Libinia erinacea Seagrass spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1879
Libinia ferreirae Western Atlantic 6.1 CW 1871
Libinia spinosa Western Atlantic, Eastern 8.4 CW 1834
Loxorhynchus crispatus Moss crab Eastern Pacific 9 CW 1857
Loxorhynchus grandis Sheep crab Eastern Pacific 15.9 CW 1857
Menaethiops abumusa Western Indian Ocean 2015
Menaethiops acutifrons Western Indian Ocean 1868
Menaethiops brevicornis Western Indian Ocean 1868
Menaethiops contiguicornis Western Indian Ocean 1906
Menaethiops nodulosus Western Indian Ocean. 1905
Menaethius monoceros One-horned spider crab Indo-Pacific and the Medi 1825
Menaethius orientalis Red spider crab Indo-Pacific. 1969
Micippoides angustifrons Eastern Central Pacific 1873
Microlissa aurivilliusi Southeast Pacific 1898
Microlissa bicarinata Southeast Pacific 1889
Microlissa brasiliensis Southeast Pacific 1924
Microlissa longirostris Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Mimulus foliatus Foliate kelp crab Eastern Pacific 7.5 CW 1860
Mocosoa crebripunctata Western Atlantic. 1871
Naxioides mammillata Western Pacific. Tropica 1839
Naxioides robillardi Western Indian Ocean 1882
Naxioides sahulensis Western Indian Ocean 2022
Naxioides taurus Soft coral crab Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1890
Naxioides teatui Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Naxioides vaitahu Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Nibilia antilocapra Shorthorn spiny crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Nibilia antilocarpa Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Notolopas brasiliensis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1886
Oplopisa spinipes Western Central Atlantic 1878
Oxypleurodon alaini Western Central Pacific 2009
Oxypleurodon annulatum Western Central Pacific 1.2 CL 2009
Oxypleurodon barazeri Western Central Pacific 2009
Oxypleurodon boholense Western Central Pacific 2009
Oxypleurodon carbunculum Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Oxypleurodon mammatum Western Central Pacific. 1986
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum Western Central Pacific. 1986
Oxypleurodon parallelum Western Central Pacific 2009
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Western Central Pacific 2 CL 2009
Oxypleurodon sphenocarcinoides Western Central Pacific 1916
Oxypleurodon stuckiae Western Central Pacific. 1986
Oxypleurodon tavaresi Western Central Pacific. 1995
Oxypleurodon wilsoni Indo-West Pacific 2008
Paranaxia keesingi Indo-West Pacific 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Indo-West Pacific 1832
Pelia mutica Cryptic teardrop crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1850
Pelia rotunda Western Atlantic. Tropic 0.7 CW 1875
Pelia tumida Dwarf teardrop crab East Pacific. 1877
Perinia tumida Indo-Pacific. 1851
Phalangipus australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1918
Phalangipus filiformis Northwest Pacific 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Western Pacific 1886
Phalangipus trachysternus Eastern Indian Ocean 1973
Picrocerus armatus Western Central Pacific 1865
Pisa armata Gibb's sea spider Northeast Atlantic
Pisa hirticornis Mediterranean Sea. 1804
Pisa muscosa Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Pisa tetraodon four-horned spider crab Northeast Atlantic 1777
Pisoides edwardsii Edwards spider crab Southern Pacific. 1835
Pitho aculeata Massive urn crab Western Central Atlantic 1850
Pitho anisodon Oval urn crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1872
Pitho dispar Western Atlantic Ocean. 1925
Pitho laevigata Eggshell urn crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1875
Pitho lherminieri Broadback urn crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1867
Pitho mirabilis Western Central Atlantic. 1794
Pitho quadridentata Western Central Atlantic. 1879
Pugettia dalli Spined kelp crab East Pacific. 1893
Pugettia foliatus East Pacific. 1860
Pugettia gracilis Graceful kelp crab Eastern Pacific 1851
Pugettia incisa Northwest Pacific 1839
Pugettia producta Northern kelp crab Eastern Pacific 9.3 CW 1840
Pugettia quadridens Northwest Pacific 1839
Pugettia richii Cryptic kelp crab Eastern Pacific 3 CW 1851
Pugettia venetiae Venice kelp crab East Pacific. 1924
Rhinocarcinus agassizi Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Rochinia ahyongi Southwest Pacific 2009
Rochinia carpenteri Southwest Pacific
Rochinia crassa Inflated spiny crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1879
Rochinia crosnieri Western Atlantic Ocean. 1986
Rochinia gracilipes Southwest Atlantic and th 1.2 CW 1875
Rochinia hystrix Quillback spiny crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Rochinia riversandersoni Indo-West Pacific 1895
Rochinia tanneri Thorned spiny crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1883
Rochinia umbonata Knobbed spiny crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Scyra acutifrons Sharpnose crab Eastern Pacific 3.8 CW 1851
Siderochinia aglaos Eastern Pacific 2021
Simocarcinus depressus Eastern Pacific 1862
Simocarcinus obstusirostris Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Simple collector crab To be filled. 1852
Sphenocarcinus corrosus Eroded vase crab Western Central Atlantic 1878
Stegopleurodon planirostrum Western Central Pacific 2009
Stilbognathus cervicornis Western Central Pacific 1803
Stilbognathus curvirostris Western Indian Ocean 1865
Stilbognathus tycheformis Western Indian Ocean 1915
Stilbomastax margaritifera Western Central Atlantic. 1939
Taliepus dentatus Spider crabs Southeast Pacific 12.0 CL 1834
Taliepus marginatus Southeast Pacific 1835
Taliepus nuttallii Globose kelp crab Eastern Pacific 10 CW 1840
Thusaenys irami Eastern Indian Ocean 1906
Thusaenys orbis Eastern Indian Ocean 1916
Tiarinia angusta Eastern Indian Ocean 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Eastern Indian Ocean 1825
Tiarinia dana Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Tiarinia garthi Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Tiarinia gracilis Western Central Pacific. 1852
Tiarinia takedai Western Central Pacific 1986
Trachymaia cornuta Western Central Pacific 1880
Tyche emarginata Fourhorn crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1847
Xenocarcinus conicus Conical crab Western Central Pacific 1865
Xenocarcinus depressus Depressed spider crab Western Central Pacific. 1874
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus Wire coral crab Western Central Pacific. 1847



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