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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Kai Islands (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
36
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
78
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
78
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
78
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kai Islands
3 Families width 24 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kai Islands
15 Genera with 24 Species
Achaeus Leach, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Laubierinia Richer de Fo..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pleisticanthoides Yokoya, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prosphorachaeus Takeda & Miyake, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Seiitaoides Griffin & Tr..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kai Islands
24 Species
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Achaeus robustus Yokoya, 1933
Alcomaja confragosa Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Hyastenus (Chorilia) elegans (Miers, 1886)⇒ Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Laubierinia carinata Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Oxypleurodon karubar Richer de Fo..., 1995
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Oxypleurodon stimpsonii
Oxypleurodon velutinum Miers, 1886
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Pleisticanthoides simplex Rathbun, 1932
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prosphorachaeus multispina Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Prosphorachaeus sumbawa Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Pugettia velutina Miers, 1886
Seiitaoides orientalis Sakai, 1961
Thusaenys calvarius Alcock, 1895

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Kai Islands
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
5
Genera
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