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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
281
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
236
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
48
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
21
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
21 Genera with 40 Species
#ACEHLMNPST
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Holthuija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18035SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Paraentomonyx T. Sakai, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paramaya De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Seiitaoides Griffin & Tr..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19864SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
40 Species
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Holthuija aussie Ng & De Forges, 2015
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918Swollen Spider Crab
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Micippa curtispina Haswell, 1870
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia serpulifera Guérin, 1832
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paraentomonyx depressus Sakai, 1974
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Paramaya spinigera De Haan, 1837
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prismatopus occidentalis Griffin, 1970
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Sakaija longispinosa Ng & De Forges, 2015
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Seiitaoides orientalis Sakai, 1961
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia garthi Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlanoterginae
Stevcic, 1991
1
1
Genus
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