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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
169
559
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
556
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
314
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
186
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
177
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
136
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
7 Genera with 18 Species
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19864SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
18 Species
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus albanyensis Ward, 1933
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
10
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