Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 232
864
1815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 231
863
1814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 122
593
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 120
590
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 111
554
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
318
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 51
285
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 37
227
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 5
34
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Majidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
11 Genera with 15 Species | Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Entomonyx Miers, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptomithrax Miers, 1876 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Majella Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paramaja Kubo, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prismatopus Ward, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 2015 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madagascar
15 Species | Alcomaja miriky Ng & De Forges, 2015 | | | Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861 | | | Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875 | | | Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Cyphocarcinus suspensus Gravier, 1923 | | | Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884 | | | Majella brevipes Ortmann, 1893 | | | Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803 | | | Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803 | | | Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895 | | | Prismatopus tosaensis Sakai, 1969 | | | Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | | | Sakaija santo Ng & De Forges, 2015 | | | Schizophrys asper | | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab |
Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Madagascar
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
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