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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
113
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
70
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
69
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
54
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
4 Species
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
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