Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
301
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 134
300
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
183
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
183
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 63
160
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
111
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 33
103
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 24
77
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 4
20
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Natal
4 Families width 26 Species
Genera for Natal
20 Genera with 26 Species | Acanthonyx Latreille, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Achaeopsis Stimpson, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antilibinia MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doclea Leach, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtus Edwards, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omalacantha Streets, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platymaia Miers, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleistacantha Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pugettia Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Natal
26 Species | Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 | | | Acanthonyx undulatus Barnard, 1947 | | | Achaeopsis spinulosa Stimpson, 1857 | Hotlips spider crab | | Achaeopsis spinulosus (Stimpson, 1857) | ⇒ Achaeopsis spinulosa Stimpson, 1857 | | Antilibinia smithii MacLeay, 1838 | | | Doclea muricata Herbst, 1788 | | | Epialtus (Antilibrinia) smithii | | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884 | | | Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839 | | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Inachus arabicus (Rüppell, 1830) | ⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | | Macropodia formosa Rathbun, 1911 | | | Macropodia intermedia Bouvier, 1940 | | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894 | Agulhas spider crab | | Menaethiops fascicularis Krauss, 1843 | | | Menaethiops natalensis Barnard, 1955 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803 | | | Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825 | Speck-claw Decorator Crab | | Platymaia turbynei Stebbing, 1902 | | | Pleistacantha moseleyi Miers, 1886 | | | Rochinia galathea Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | | | Sakaija africana Griffin & Tr..., 1986 | |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Natal
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
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