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Checklist for Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 8 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
8 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad


Links, sources and further information
Majinae at artfakta.se
Majinae at biodiversity.org.au
Majinae at marinespecies.org