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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
292
1325
3188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
290
1321
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
724
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
719
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
682
1857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
400
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
368
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
39
292
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
58
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
17
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
17 Genera with 36 Species
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18037SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Paraentomonyx T. Sakai, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
36 Species
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918Swollen Spider Crab
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Micippa curtisfinia
Micippa curtispina Haswell, 1870
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa spatulifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxia serpulifera Guérin, 1832
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Paraentomonyx depressus Sakai, 1974
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) aculeatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus albanyensis Ward, 1933
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Queensland
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
12
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