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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
353
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
351
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
224
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
223
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
213
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
120
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
113
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
96
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Capricorn Group
3 Families width 26 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Capricorn Group
20 Genera with 26 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
26 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyrtomaia griffini Richer de Fo..., 1990
Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Capricorn Group
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
8
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