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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
282
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
280
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
267
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
161
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
153
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
128
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
4 Families width 31 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae (Balss, 1929)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
23 Genera with 31 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18904SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
31 Species
Achaeus spinosus Miers, 1879Electric Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Halimus agassizi (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus espinosus Borradaile, 1903
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina incerta Balss, 1938
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Naxioides hirta Milne Edwards, 1866
Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Naxioides spinigera (Borradaile, 1903)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Rochinia tanneri Smith, 1883Thorned spiny crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
9
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