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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
328
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
91
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
16 Genera with 35 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 182513SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pericera Latreille, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Picroceroides Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Temnonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Thersandrus Rathbun, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma concavum Miers, 1886
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma subparallela
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma tenuirostra (Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Pericera coelatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Picroceroides tubularis Miers, 1886
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophroida simodaensis Sakai, 1933
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcata (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops furcata coelata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops spinosissima (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Temnonotus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Temnonotus simplex A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Thersandrus compressus Desbonne, 1867

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
7
23
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