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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Malacca (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
57
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
57
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
51
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
51
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
46
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
38
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
36
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malacca
2 Families width 8 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malacca
6 Genera with 8 Species
Doclea Leach, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malacca
8 Species
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Prismatopus aculeatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Malacca
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
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