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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Port Jackson (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
401
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
399
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
190
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
175
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
109
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
67
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
19
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Jackson
3 Families width 36 Species
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)12SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Jackson
19 Genera with 36 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pippacirama Griffin & Tr..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Jackson
36 Species
Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Cyrtomaia suhmii Miers, 1886
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa spinosa Stimpson, 1857Spiny Flat-beaked Crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Oncinopus arenaea
Oncinopus eranea
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Oncinopus subpellucidus Stimpson, 1857
Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille, 1825Sea Toad
Paramithrax sternocostulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1851)⇒ Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Paramithrax waitei
Paratymolus latipes (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pippacirama tuberculosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Port Jackson
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
17
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