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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
127
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
95
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
3 Families width 18 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
15 Genera with 18 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Grypachaeus Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
18 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Grypachaeus hyalinus Alcock & And..., 1894
Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Spider Crab
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Inachus guentheri Miers, 1879
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Platymaia alcocki Rathbun, 1918
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
6
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