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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
38
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 15 Species
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
15 Species
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894Agulhas spider crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majidae at artfakta.se
Majidae at biodiversity.org.au
Majidae at dyntaxa.se
Majidae at gbif.org
Majidae at irmng.org
Majidae at itis.gov
Majidae at marinespecies.org