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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
654
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
593
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
54
462
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
92
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
28
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
28 Genera with 69 Species
#ACEHLMPRSTZ
Ageitomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Choniognathus Rathbun, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Holthuija Ng & Richer ..., 19163SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Majella Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Paraentomonyx T. Sakai, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Paramaya De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Rathbunaja Ng & Richer ..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Seiitaoides Griffin & Tr..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Zewa MacCulloch, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
69 Species
Ageitomaia baeckstroemi Balss, 1924
Alcomaja nagashimaensis T.Sakai, 1969
Choniognathus koreensis (Rathbun, 1932)⇒ Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Entomonyx depressus (Sakai, 1974)⇒ Paraentomonyx depressus Sakai, 1974
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Eurynome reini (Balss, 1924)⇒ Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Holthuija cognata Ng & De Forges, 2015
Holthuija miersii Walker, 1887
Holthuija suluensis Rathbun, 1916
Leptomithrax bifidus Ortmann, 1893
Leptomithrax edwardsii De Haan, 1835
Leptomithrax kiiensis Sakai, 1969
Leptopisa australis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Leptopisa nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Maja gibba Alcock, 1899
Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932
Maja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Maja miersii Walker, 1887
Maja nagashimaensis Sakai, 1969
Maja spinigera De Haan, 1837
Maja suluensis Rathbun, 1916
Majella brevipes Ortmann, 1893
Micippa haani (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Micippa xishaensis Chen, 1979
Paraentomonyx depressus Sakai, 1974
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paramaja kominatoensis (Kubo, 1936)⇒ Maja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Paramaya spinigera De Haan, 1837
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paramithrax baeckstroemi (Balss, 1924)⇒ Ageitomaia baeckstroemi Balss, 1924
Paramithrax edwardsii
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus brevispinosus Yokoya, 1933
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Prismatopus harmandi Bouvier, 1906
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Prismatopus tosaensis Sakai, 1969
Pseudomicippe nipponica Sakai, 1937
Pseudomicippe okamotoi Sakai, 1938
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Rathbunaja kiiensis Sakai, 1969
Sakaija japonica Rathbun, 1932
Sakaija sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophroida manazuruana (Sakai, 1933)⇒ Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906
Schizophroida simodaensis Sakai, 1933
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Seiitaoides orientalis Sakai, 1961
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia dana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia spinigera Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia tiarata Adams & White, 1848
Zewa nipponica (Sakai, 1937)⇒ Pseudomicippe nipponica Sakai, 1937
Zewa okamotoi (Sakai, 1938)⇒ Pseudomicippe okamotoi Sakai, 1938

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
17
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
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