Decapoda6 species

Family Kelp Crabs and Spider Crabs (Epialtidae)

Epialtidae is a family in the order Decapoda. Browse 6 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Epialtidae (6)

Libinia dubia

Identification: 6 spines in median dorsal row (9 in L. emarginata ), fewer dorsal tubercles than L. emarginata

Portly Spider Crab

Libinia emarginata

Masking Crab

Loxorhynchus crispatus

Sheep crab

Loxorhynchus grandis

Northern Kelp Crab

Pugettia producta

Southern Kelp Crab

Taliepus nuttallii