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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
170
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
163
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
111
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palau
4 Families width 19 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palau
16 Genera with 19 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
19 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyrtomaia micronesica Richer de Fo..., 2007
Doclea brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856
Huenia pacifica Miers, 1879Geyer's twinpod
Hyastenus cornigerus Sakai, 1938
Hyastenus subinermis Zehntner, 1894
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Prismatopus harmandi Bouvier, 1906
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Palau
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
9
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