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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
75
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
56
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
15
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
3 Families width 28 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
15 Genera with 28 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Capartiella Manning & Ho..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ergasticus A. Milne-Edw..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17774SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
28 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus gracilis Costa, 1839
Anamathia rissoana Roux, 1828
Capartiella longipes Capart, 1951
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ergasticus clouei A. Milne-Edw..., 1882
Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798
Herbstia condyliata Fabricius, 1787Cave Spider Crab
Inachus aguiarii Brito Capello, 1876
Inachus communissimus Rizza, 1839
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus thoracicus Roux, 1830
Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zar..., 1964
Macropodia longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1899
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Maja squinado Herbst, 1788Common spider crab
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
Pisa nodipes Leach, 1815Spider Crab
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab
Rochinia carpenteri Thomson, 1873
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Morocco
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
9
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