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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
330
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
296
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
240
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
52
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
16 Genera with 23 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Holthuija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paramicippa Milne Edwards, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
23 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Holthuija poorei Ng & De Forges, 2015
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918Swollen Spider Crab
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Macropodia formosa Rathbun, 1911
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Prismatopus albanyensis Ward, 1933
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
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