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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
345
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
219
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
210
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
154
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
6 Species
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Micippa mascarenica Baker, 1905
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Malaysia
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
2
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