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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
99
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
99
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
59
141
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
141
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
55
121
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
62
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
56
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
40
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
4 Families width 16 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
11 Genera with 16 Species
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Holoplites Rathbun, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Temnonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
16 Species
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Holoplites armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax cinctimanus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Temnonotus granulosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Dominican Republic
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
5
10
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