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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
143
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
3 Families width 36 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
24 Genera with 36 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dehaanius M´Leay, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 03SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
36 Species
Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Dehaanius limbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Achaeus inimicus Rathbun, 1911
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Dehaanius limbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Dehaanius quadridentatus Krauss, 1843
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Halimus borradailei (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907
Halimus inermis (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Huenia hellerii (Paul´son, 1875)⇒ Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Lahaina mauritiana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Macropodia formosa Rathbun, 1911
Menaethiops fascicularis Krauss, 1843
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa mascarenica Baker, 1905
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Naxia (Naxioides) robillardi (Miers, 1882)⇒ Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys serratus (White, 1847)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Schizophrys servalus
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus tycheformis Bouvier, 1915
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
13
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