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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
318
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
285
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
227
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
5 Families width 43 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab15SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae (Dana, 1851)1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae (Balss, 1929)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
34 Genera with 43 Species
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Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chorinachus Griffin & Tr..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19233SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Goniothorax A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Majella Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Pleistacantha Miers, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 20152SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
43 Species
Alcomaja miriky Ng & De Forges, 2015
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chorinachus dolichorhynchus Alcock & And..., 1894
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Cyphocarcinus suspensus Gravier, 1923
Cyrtomaia gaillardi Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Cyrtomaia granulosa Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Cyrtomaia murrayi Miers, 1886
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Goniothorax ruber A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Inachoides dolichorhynchus (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Chorinachus dolichorhynchus Alcock & And..., 1894
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Lahaina incerta Balss, 1938
Majella brevipes Ortmann, 1893
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oxypleurodon difficilis Guinot & Ric..., 1985
Paramaja gibba Alcock, 1895
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Platymaia alcocki Rathbun, 1918
Platymaia turbynei Stebbing, 1902
Pleistacantha ori Ahyong & Ng, 2007
Prismatopus tosaensis Sakai, 1969
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Sakaija santo Ng & De Forges, 2015
Schizophrys asper
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906
Sphenocarcinus difficilis (Guinot & Ric..., 1985)⇒ Oxypleurodon difficilis Guinot & Ric..., 1985
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Madagascar
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
13
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
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