Brachyura, Fig.2, author: El Bouchikhi, Khadija
Palaemon hastatus, author: Collection Georges Declercq
Heterocarpus laevigatus, author: Collection Georges Declercq
Palaemon serratus, author: Pillon, Roberto

DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

WoRMS name details

Epialtus portoricensis Rathbun, 1923

441442  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:441442)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Majoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Epialtidae (Family)
  16. Epialtinae (Subfamily)
  17. Epialtus (Genus)
  18. Epialtus portoricensis (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Epialtus longirostris f. portoricensis Rathbun, 1923) Rathbun, M.J. (1923). New species of American spider crabs. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 36: 71-74. [details] OpenAccess publication
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)  
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Epialtus portoricensis Rathbun, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=441442 on 2025-04-29
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2009-12-17 14:15:58Z
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Davie, Peter
2019-12-20 17:09:16Z
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De Grave, Sammy
2022-03-14 13:42:29Z
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De Grave, Sammy
2022-06-14 08:21:13Z
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De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Epialtus longirostris f. portoricensis Rathbun, 1923) Rathbun, M.J. (1923). New species of American spider crabs. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 36: 71-74. [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]

Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
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