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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Galle (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
66
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
66
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
65
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
47
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
35
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galle
2 Families width 8 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galle
7 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 01SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galle
8 Species
Acanthonyx macleayii
Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838
Cyclax spinigera
Doclea hybrida Fabricius, 1798
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Galle
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
5
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