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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Port Jackson (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
401
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
399
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
175
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
109
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
67
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
19
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port Jackson
9 Genera with 17 Species
Leptomithrax Miers, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Jackson
17 Species
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1857Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille, 1825Sea Toad
Paramithrax sternocostulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1851)⇒ Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Paramithrax waitei
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Port Jackson
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
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