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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
103
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
3 Families width 27 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
19 Genera with 27 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Aepinus Rathbun, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
27 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Aepinus indicus Alcock, 1895
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Halimus espinosus (Borradaile, 1903)⇒ Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Macropodia longirostris Fabricius, 1775Spider crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja goltziana d’Oliveira..., 1888
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Stilbognathus erythraeus von Martens, 1866
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
9
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