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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
559
1086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
556
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
372
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
367
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
78
346
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
227
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
213
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
184
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Barrier Reef
11 Genera with 19 Species
Anacinetops Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Barrier Reef
19 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa spatulifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Great Barrier Reef
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
9
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