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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
58
221
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
176
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
37
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
6 Families width 72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)23SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab25SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
37 Genera with 72 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 08SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1879Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macropoda1SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Orhomalus Étallon, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Panticarcinus Collins & Sa..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Physachaeus Alcock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17777SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pleistacantha Miers, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achaeus cranchi
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Cyrtomaia maccullochi Rathbun, 1918Slender-handed Spider Crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome spinosa Hailstone, 1835
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus coarctatus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus dorhynchus (Leach, 1814)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Inachus phlangium
Inachus scorpio (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Inachus scorpis
Libinia erinacea A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Seagrass spider crab
Macropoda tenuirostris Leach, 1814
Macropodia aegyptia (Edwards H.-M., 1834)⇒ Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia longirostris aegyptia
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia rostratus
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maia squinado (Herbst, 1788)⇒ Maja squinado Herbst, 1788
Maia verrucosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Maja crispata Risso, 1827
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) nodosus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Orhomalus jaccardi Tribolet, 1873
Panticarcinus maylandiensis Collins & Sa..., 2006
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Physachaeus ctenurus Alcock, 1895
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa gibbsi
Pisa gibbsii (Leach, 1816)⇒ Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857
Pisa lanata Lamarck, 1801
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetradon
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pleistacantha cervicornis Ihle & Ihle-..., 1931
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia annae Richer de Fo..., 2008
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stenorhynchus aegyptiacus
Stenorhynchus egyptius (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775
Stenorhynchus longirostris egyptius
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
3
4
Genera
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