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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Botany Bay (Sydney, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
266
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
118
264
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
117
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
117
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
110
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
60
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
56
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botany Bay
4 Families width 20 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botany Bay
14 Genera with 20 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ephippias Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botany Bay
20 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Ephippias endeavouri Rathbun, 1918Endeavour Crab
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Botany Bay
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
10
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