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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
87
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
87
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
65
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
33
65
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
58
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Moresby
3 Families width 11 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Moresby
9 Genera with 11 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
11 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Thusaenys irami Laurie, 1906
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Port Moresby
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
4
6
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