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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
797
5607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
796
5606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
727
5147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
99
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
74
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indo-Pacific
4 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Pacific
12 Genera with 15 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chalaroachaeus De Man, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus spinosus Miers, 1879Electric Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chalaroachaeus curvipes De Man, 1902Curly Spider-crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus bispinosus Buitendijk, 1939Arrow Crab
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Indo-Pacific
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
1
1
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