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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
148
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Red Sea
6 Genera with 10 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
10 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Red Sea
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
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