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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Nosy Be (Diana, Madagascar)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
195
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
195
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
137
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
137
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
134
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
49
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nosy Be
3 Families width 7 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nosy Be
8 Genera with 7 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nosy Be
7 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Nosy Be
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
4
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