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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
321
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
60
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
16
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
16 Genera with 27 Species
Cyclax Dana, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18035SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
27 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinigera
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Halimus aries (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia cerastes (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Naxioides cerastes Ortmann, 1894
Naxia hystrix (Miers, 1886)⇒ Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886
Naxia investigatoris (Alcock, 1896)⇒ Naxioides investigatoris Alcock, 1896
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dichotomus Latreille, 1831
Stenocionops cervicornis Herbst, 1803
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
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