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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
90
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait
8 Genera with 14 Species
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
14 Species
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Torres Strait
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
7
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