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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
218
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
177
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
37
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
11 Genera with 16 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paramicippa Milne Edwards, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
16 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyphocarcinus alcocki Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Cyphocarcinus rathbunae Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Halimus inermis (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma nummifer Alcock, 1895
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxia (Naxioides) petusia
Paramicippa asperimanus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
9
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