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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
170
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
32
120
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
116
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
80
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caroline Islands
3 Families width 13 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caroline Islands
11 Genera with 13 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Perinea Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
13 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Perinea tumida Dana, 1852
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Caroline Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
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