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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
184
760
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
600
1489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
594
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
577
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
361
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
340
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
242
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
37
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Okinawa Prefecture
4 Families width 74 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 183822SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab21SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
37 Genera with 74 Species
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Achaeus Leach, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chalaroachaeus De Man, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Criocarcinus H. Milne Edw..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Grypachaeus Alcock, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leptopisa Stimpson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Paraentomonyx T. Sakai, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Prosphorachaeus Takeda & Miyake, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Sunipea Griffin & Tr..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thacanophrys Griffin & Tr..., 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
74 Species
Achaeus akanensis Sakai, 1937
Achaeus japonicus De Haan, 1839Orang-utan crab
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Achaeus pugnax De Man, 1928
Achaeus robustus Yokoya, 1933
Achaeus serenei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Achaeus superciliaris Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Achaeus villosus Rathbun, 1916
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chalaroachaeus curvipes De Man, 1902Curly Spider-crab
Criocarcinus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyrtomaia owstoni Terazaki, 1903
Grypachaeus tenuicollis Takeda, 1978
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia brevifrons Ward, 1941
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus biformis Rathbun, 1916
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus brockii De Man, 1887
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus uncifer Calman, 1900Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Leptopisa nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Litosus giraffus Loh & Ng, 1999
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Oncinopus araneus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oncinopus postillonensis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Paraentomonyx depressus Sakai, 1974
Paratymolus coccus Loh & Ng, 1999
Paratymolus pubescens Miers, 1879
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Prosphorachaeus suluensis Rathbun, 1916
Pseudomicippe nipponica Sakai, 1937
Pugettia quadridens De Haan, 1839
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Sakaija sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Simocarcinus obtusirostris Miers, 1879
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Sunipea indicus Alcock, 1895
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia dana Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia spinigera Stimpson, 1857
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus sinensis Dai, Yang, F..., 1978
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Okinawa Prefecture
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
14
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
11
21
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