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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
223
1394
4890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
220
1379
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
194
1284
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
112
764
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
657
1745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
74
558
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
9
112
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
30
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
30 Genera with 74 Species
#ACELMNPSTW
Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Egeria Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 181416SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18348SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18036SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Micromaia Bittner, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Nanomaja Müller & Col..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Panticarcinus Collins & Sa..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Periacanthus Bittner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Pericera Latreille, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wilsonimaia Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alcomaja gracilipes N.g.Chen, 1999
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Eurynome tenuicornis Malm, 1861
Leptomithrax edwardsii De Haan, 1835
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann, 1990
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia czerniavskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia egyptia
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia gilsoni Capart, 1951
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia rostratus
Macropodia spinulosa Miers, 1881
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja biaensis Lorenthey, 1929
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja goltziana d’Oliveira..., 1888
Maja hungarica Lorenthey, 1929
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Maja verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Micippa annamariae M. Gatt, 2010
Micippa antiqua Beschin, 2001
Micippa austriaca Bachmayer, 1953
Micippa hungarica Lorenthey, 1929
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Micromaia batalleri Vía Boada, 1959
Micromaia elegans Beschin, 1985
Micromaia mainensis Beschin, 1985
Micromaia margaritata Fabiani, 1910
Micromaia priabonensis Oppenheim, 1901
Micromaia punctulosa Lörenthey, 1929
Micromaia tuberculata Bittner, 1875
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Nanomaja simplex Muller, 1991
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax allani Feldmann, 1990
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Panticarcinus maylandiensis Collins & Sa..., 2006
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Periacanthus dallagoi Beschin, 2005
Periacanthus dallonii Vía, 1959
Periacanthus horridus Bittner, 1875
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pseudomicippella granulosa Pelseneer, 1886
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Wilsonimaia ethelae W. C. Blow, 1996

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
12
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicromaiinae
Beurlen, 1930
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlanoterginae
Stevcic, 1991
1
1
Genus
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