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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
319
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
52
298
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
245
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
7
65
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
7 Families width 152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs36SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183818SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192957SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185115SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab21SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
65 Genera with 152 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Aepinus Rathbun, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Anaptychus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Anisonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Apias Rathbun, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnopsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 19203SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetops Stimpson, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 20113SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18714SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Loxorhynchus Stimpson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 186712SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Maiopsis Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microlissa Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18605SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18187SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 183220SpeciesTaxom
Mocosoa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Neodoclea Buitendijk, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Petramithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocarcinus Richer de Fo..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19074SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18402SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Temnonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thersandrus Rathbun, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Anaptychus cornuta (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Anisonotus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Anomalothir frontalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871
Arachnopsis filipes Stimpson, 1871
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Collodes gibbosus Bell, 1835
Collodes granosus Stimpson, 1860
Collodes leptocheles Rathbun, 1894
Collodes obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Collodes robsonae Garth, 1958
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Damithrax hispidus (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Damithrax tortugae (Rathbun, 1920)⇒ Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Epialtus minimus Lockington, 1877
Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Eucinetops lucasii Stimpson, 1860
Eucinetops panamensis Rathbun, 1923
Eucinetops rubellulus Rathbun, 1923
Euprognatha granulata Faxon, 1893
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Hemus finneganae Garth, 1958
Hemus magalae Windsor & Fe..., 2011
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Herbstia pubescens Stimpson, 1871
Herbstia pyriformis Bell, 1835Peppermint stick spider crab
Herbstia tumida Stimpson, 1871
Inachoides forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spiny Sea Spider Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857Californian Sheep Crab
Macrocoeloma camptocera
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma heptacanthum Bell, 1835
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma subparallelum (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893Panamic spider crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Microlissa aurivilliusi Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys antillensis Rathbun, 1901Lobed decorator crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Microphrys branchialis Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys interruptus Rathbun, 1920
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax (Mithraculus) sculptus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax cinctimanus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax commensalis (Manning, 1970)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857
Mithrax denticulatus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pilosus (M. J. Rathbun, 1892)⇒ Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1835
Mithrax ruber (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920
Mithrax tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Mocosoa crebripunctata Stimpson, 1871
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Neodoclea boneti Buitendijk, 1950
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Pelia tumida Lockington, 1877Dwarf Crab
Petramithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1836
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisa tuberculata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Podochela hemphillii Lockington, 1877Hemphill kelp crab
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Podochela riisei (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924Needlenose pear crab
Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871Dartnose pear crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Rochinia umbonata Stimpson, 1871Knobbed spiny crab
Rochinia vesicularis Rathbun, 1907
Sphenocarcinus agassizi (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Rhinocarcinus agassizi Rathbun, 1893
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcata (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops ovatus Bell, 1835Velvet spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Taliepus nuttallii Randall, 1840Globose kelp crab
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Temnonotus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Thersandrus compressus Desbonne, 1867
Thoe aspera Rathbun, 1901
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835
Thoe panamensis Nobili, 1901
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab
Thoe sulcata Stimpson, 1860
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab
Tyche lamellifrons Bell, 1835

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
24
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
15
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
4
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