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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
627
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
621
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
594
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
360
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
332
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
259
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
62
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
11 Genera with 27 Species
Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 182510SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alcomaja latens Ng & De Forges, 2015
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Paramaja turgida Ng & De Forges, 2015
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcata coelata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
5
18
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