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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Gilbert Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
105
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
105
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
86
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
86
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
86
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
66
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
65
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
50
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gilbert Islands
2 Families width 5 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gilbert Islands
4 Genera with 5 Species
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gilbert Islands
5 Species
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Gilbert Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
2
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