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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
14 Genera with 30 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Rathbunaja Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18489SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
30 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyclocoeloma tuberculatum (Miers, 1880)⇒ Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Rathbunaja brevipes Ng & De Forges, 2015
Sakaija serenei Ng & De Forges, 2015
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tiarinia alidae Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Tiarinia spinigera Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia tiarata Adams & White, 1848

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlanoterginae
Stevcic, 1991
1
1
Genus
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