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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
165
508
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
359
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
355
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
333
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
181
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
174
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
135
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fiji
4 Families width 21 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fiji
17 Genera with 21 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Guinotinia Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1945Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
21 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Epialtus pacificus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Guinotinia lehouarnoi Richer de Fo..., 2009
Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Spider Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus bispinosus Buitendijk, 1939Arrow Crab
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Libinia mbalavuensis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Thoe vanuaensis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Fiji
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
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