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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Lindeman Islands (Whitsunday Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
127
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
127
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
117
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
117
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
115
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
82
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
81
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lindeman Islands
7 Genera with 8 Species
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lindeman Islands
8 Species
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Lindeman Islands
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
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