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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
53
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
49
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
45
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
4 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab12SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
11 Genera with 26 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Lissa Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17774SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Hyas oranensis Van Straelen, 1936
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus mauritanicus Lucas, 1846
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Lissa chiragra Fabricius, 1775
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia czernjawskii Brandt, 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maja arambourgi Van Straelen, 1936
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majoidea at artfakta.se
Majoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Majoidea at dyntaxa.se
Majoidea at itis.gov
Majoidea at marinespecies.org