WoRMS taxon details
Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
- Genus Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828
- Genus Alfredalcockia Števčić, 2011
- Genus Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838
- Genus Cyclonyx Miers, 1879
- Genus Epialtoides Garth, 1958
- Genus Epialtus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- Genus Eupleurodon Stimpson, 1871
- Genus Goniothorax A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
- Genus Griffinia Richer de Forges, 1994
- Genus Huenia De Haan, 1837
- Genus Leucippa H. Milne Edwards, 1833
- Genus Lophorochinia Garth, 1969
- Genus Menaethiops Alcock, 1895
- Genus Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834
- Genus Mocosoa Stimpson, 1871
- Genus Perinia Dana, 1851
- Genus Pugettia Dana, 1851
- Genus Sargassocarcinus Ward, 1936
- Genus Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
- Genus Taliepus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
- Genus Xenocarcinus White, 1847
- Genus Alcockia Števčić, 2005 accepted as Alfredalcockia Števčić, 2011 (junior homonym)
- Tribe Alcockiini Števčić, 2005 accepted as Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Gonosoma Costa, 1844 accepted as Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mimulus Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Pugettia Dana, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Parahoplophrys Nobili, 1905 accepted as Menaethiops Alcock, 1895 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Peltinia Dana, 1851 accepted as Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Perinea Dana, 1851 accepted as Perinia Dana, 1851 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439052 on 2025-03-30
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MacLeay, W.S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. Published under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, London, pp. i–iv + 53–71, pls. 2, 3. [details]
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context source (WoRCS)
Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
