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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
84
231
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
83
224
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
199
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
101
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
94
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
80
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
5 Families width 23 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
14 Genera with 23 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Apiomithrax Rathbun, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
23 Species
Acanthonyx brevifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Acanthonyx depressifrons Manning & Ho..., 1981
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Apiomithrax violaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Herbstia (Micropisa) violacea
Herbstia ovata
Inachus dorynchus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia doracis Manning & Ho..., 1981
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia parva Van Noort & ..., 1985
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Mithrax caboverdianus Türkay, 1986
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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