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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
114
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
112
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
78
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
3 Families width 14 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
11 Genera with 14 Species
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chorilibinia Lockington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
14 Species
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chorilibinia gracilipes (Miers, 1879)⇒ Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia tiarata Adams & White, 1848
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
7
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