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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
90
233
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
90
233
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
131
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
98
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
94
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
79
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Brazil
5 Families width 13 Species
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Brazil
13 Genera with 13 Species
Anasimus Milne-Edwards, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eoinachoides Van Straelen, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1871Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Paulita Guinot, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stratiolibinia Tavares & Sa..., 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
13 Species
Anasimus latus Rathbun, 1894Stilt spider crab
Collodes inermis A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Damithrax tortugae (Rathbun, 1920)⇒ Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia ferreirae Brito Capello, 1871
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Paulita tuberculata Lemos de Castro, 1949
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Stratiolibinia rostrata Bell, 1836

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in North Brazil
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
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