AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Loggerhead Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
73
149
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
72
148
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
116
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
116
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
112
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
82
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
77
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
63
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Loggerhead Key
5 Families width 37 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192917SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Loggerhead Key
21 Genera with 37 Species
#ACDELMNOPST
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nibilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loggerhead Key
37 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus lamelligerus Stimpson, 1871
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus dilatatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878Winged mime crab
Leptopisa setirostris Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nibilia antilocapra Stimpson, 1871Shorthorn spiny crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho mirabilis Herbst, 1794
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Podochela rusei
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops spinimanus Rathbun, 1892Prickly spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab
Tyche emarginata White, 1847Fourhorn crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Loggerhead Key
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
3
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