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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Magnetic Island (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
56
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
56
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Magnetic Island
2 Families width 5 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Magnetic Island
4 Genera with 5 Species
Hyastenus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Magnetic Island
5 Species
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Magnetic Island
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
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