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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
153
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
108
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hong Kong
3 Families width 15 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hong Kong
11 Genera with 15 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
15 Species
Achaeus japonicus De Haan, 1839Orang-utan crab
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea candalifera
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea rissoni Leach, 1815
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Leptomithrax sinensis Rathbun, 1916
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
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