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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
559
1086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
556
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
372
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
367
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
78
346
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
227
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
213
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
184
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Great Barrier Reef
3 Families width 54 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18387SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Great Barrier Reef
32 Genera with 54 Species
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Acanthophrys A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Anacinetops Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Giranauria Griffin & Tr..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Barrier Reef
54 Species
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyrtomaia griffini Richer de Fo..., 1990
Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916
Giranauria verrucosipes Adams & White, 1848
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus campbelli Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa spatulifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxioides carnarvon Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia mooloolah Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Great Barrier Reef
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
11
19
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