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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
38
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
38
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
44
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
43
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Line Islands
2 Families width 7 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Line Islands
8 Genera with 7 Species
Huenia De Haan, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Line Islands
7 Species
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Hyastenus minutus Buitendijk, 1939
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippoides angustifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Central Line Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
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