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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
144
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
119
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
110
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
41
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mombasa
3 Families width 7 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mombasa
7 Genera with 7 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
7 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Platymaia alcocki Rathbun, 1918
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Mombasa
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
3
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