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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
702
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
701
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
477
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
472
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
434
1242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
250
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
239
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
196
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
6
53
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama
6 Families width 112 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183814SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192948SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185111SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab14SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama
53 Genera with 112 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Aepinus Rathbun, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ala Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Anaptychus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Anomalothir Miers, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arachnopsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Batrachonotus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Ericerodes Rathbun, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetops Stimpson, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hemus A. Milne-Edw..., 20113SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18714SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Inachoides H. Milne Edw..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18258SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Maiopsis Faxon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microlissa Pretzmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 18605SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 183213SpeciesTaxom
Mocosoa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Neodoclea Buitendijk, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Notolopas Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Paradasygyius Garth, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Petramithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Taliepus A. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Thoe Bell, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tyche Bell, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
112 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Aepinus septemspinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Anaptychus cornuta (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ala cornuta Stimpson, 1860
Anomalothir furcillatus Stimpson, 1871
Arachnopsis filipes Stimpson, 1871
Batrachonotus fragosus Stimpson, 1871
Collodes granosus Stimpson, 1860
Collodes leptocheles Rathbun, 1894
Collodes tenuirostris Rathbun, 1894
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Rathbun, 1924
Damithrax hispidus (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epialtus sulcirostris Stimpson, 1860
Ericerodes gracilipes Stimpson, 1871
Ericerodes hemphillii Lockington, 1877
Eucinetops panamensis Rathbun, 1923
Euprognatha granulata Faxon, 1893
Hemus cristulipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Hemus finneganae Garth, 1958
Hemus magalae Windsor & Fe..., 2011
Herbstia parvifrons Randall, 1840Crevice spider crab
Herbstia pubescens Stimpson, 1871
Herbstia pyriformis Bell, 1835Peppermint stick spider crab
Herbstia tumida Stimpson, 1871
Inachoides forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1879
Inachoides laevis Stimpson, 1860
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Stimpson, 1871Florida decorator crab
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Stimpson, 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Stimpson, 1871
Macrocoeloma heptacanthum Bell, 1835
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Stimpson, 1871Thorny Decorator Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893Panamic spider crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Microlissa aurivilliusi Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys antillensis Rathbun, 1901Lobed decorator crab
Microphrys bicornutus Latreille, 1825Speck-claw decorator crab
Microphrys branchialis Rathbun, 1898
Microphrys interruptus Rathbun, 1920
Microphrys platysoma Stimpson, 1860
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithraculus nodosus Bell, 1835Noduled crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax (Mithraculus) coryphe (J. F. W. Herbst, 1801)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Mithrax (Mithraculus) forceps (A. Milne-Edw..., 1875)⇒ Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790
Mithrax armatus Saussure, 1853
Mithrax cornutus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857
Mithrax denticulatus (Bell, 1835)⇒ Mithraculus denticulatus Bell, 1835
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Mithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1835
Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818
Mithrax tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Mocosoa crebripunctata Stimpson, 1871
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornuta Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa cornutus de Saussure, 1857Shorthorn clinging crab
Nemausa sinensis Rathbun, 1892
Neodoclea boneti Buitendijk, 1950
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Notolopas brasiliensis Miers, 1886
Notolopas lamellatus Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Paradasygyius depressus Bell, 1835
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pelia pacifica A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
Petramithrax pygmaeus Bell, 1836
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Pisa tuberculata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisoides edwardsii Bell, 1835
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho lherminieri Desbonne, 1867Broadback urn crab
Pitho picteti Saussure, 1853
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Podochela hemphillii Lockington, 1877Hemphill kelp crab
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Podochela riisei (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Pyromaia arachna Rathbun, 1924Needlenose pear crab
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Inflated spiny crab
Stenocionops coelatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenocionops ovatus Bell, 1835Velvet spider crab
Stenocionops spinosissimus Saussure, 1857Tenspine spider crab
Stenorhynchus debilis Smith, 1871Arrow crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Taliepus dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860Pacific teleophrys
Thoe aspera Rathbun, 1901
Thoe erosa Bell, 1835
Thoe panamensis Nobili, 1901
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860Scarlet mime crab
Thoe sulcata Stimpson, 1860
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tyche lamellifrons Bell, 1835

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Panama
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
17
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
15
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTychidae
Dana, 1851
Urn crabs
1
4
Genus
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