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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
154
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
32
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
9
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
9 Genera with 8 Species
Choniognathus Rathbun, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
8 Species
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Macropodia formosa Rathbun, 1911
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Prismatopus tosaensis Sakai, 1969
Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
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