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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
98
166
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
164
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
94
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
94
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
89
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
52
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
50
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pernambuco
4 Families width 12 Species
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Majidae (Samouelle, 1819)Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pernambuco
9 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Scyramathia A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Teleophrys Stimpson, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pernambuco
12 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Epialtus bituberculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Variegate spider crab
Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax braziliensis Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pisosoma riisei (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Teleophrys pococki Rathbun, 1924

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
4
7
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