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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
114
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
112
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
78
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
4 Genera with 7 Species
Micippa Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18484SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
7 Species
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia tiarata Adams & White, 1848

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
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