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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region French Frigate Shoals (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
176
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
176
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
116
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
116
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
114
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
69
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
54
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for French Frigate Shoals
2 Families width 7 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Frigate Shoals
7 Genera with 7 Species
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Perinea Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Frigate Shoals
7 Species
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Perinea tumida Dana, 1852
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Schizophroida simodaensis Sakai, 1933

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in French Frigate Shoals
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
5
Genera
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