Summary description from Wikipedia:

Epialtidae in languages:

Chinese

臥蜘蛛蟹科

English

Kelp Crabs

Korean

뿔물맞이게과

Thai

วงศ์ ปูซีโน ปูบึ้ง และอื่น ๆ

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Parent Taxon

• Decapoda

Sibling Taxa

• Epialtidae
• Inachidae
• Inachoididae
• Majidae
• Mithracidae
• Oregoniidae

Child Taxa

• Crocydocinus
• Epialtinae
• Minyorhyncha
• Neophrys
• Pisinae
• Scyramathia
• Tychinae

Top Observation Places

• Encinitas
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