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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Darnley Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darnley Island
2 Families width 3 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darnley Island
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hyastenus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darnley Island
3 Species
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Darnley Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
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