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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
127
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
95
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
5 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
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