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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
320
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
319
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
74
231
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
74
231
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
217
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
114
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
109
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
94
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Israel
4 Families width 46 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab11SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Israel
30 Genera with 46 Species
#ACDEHIMPSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Aepinus Rathbun, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Choniognathus Rathbun, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chorinachus Griffin & Tr..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Sunipea Griffin & Tr..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
46 Species
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Aepinus indicus Alcock, 1895
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Choniognathus verhoeffei Balss, 1929
Chorinachus dolichorhynchus Alcock & And..., 1894
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Eurynome verhoeffi Balss, 1929
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Inachoides dolichorhynchus (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Chorinachus dolichorhynchus Alcock & And..., 1894
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus parvirostris Risso, 1816
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Menaethiops dubius Balss, 1929
Menaethiops ninii Guinot, 1964
Menaethiops ninnii Guinot, 1962
Menaethiops nodulosa (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Pisa muscosa Linnaeus, 1758
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Sunipea indicus Alcock, 1895
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Israel
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
13
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
8
11
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