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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Elizabeth Reef (Tasman Sea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
77
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
77
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
24
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
24
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
40
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
38
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Elizabeth Reef
2 Families width 7 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elizabeth Reef
7 Genera with 7 Species
Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elizabeth Reef
7 Species
Acanthophrys costatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Pseudomicippe maccullochi Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Elizabeth Reef
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
3
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