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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Port Phillip Bay (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
297
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
294
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
116
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
115
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
113
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
69
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
42
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Phillip Bay
4 Families width 21 Species
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab16SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Phillip Bay
14 Genera with 21 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Micippoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18514SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Phillip Bay
21 Species
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Achaeus tenuicollis (Miers, 1886)⇒ Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Micippoides longimanus (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille, 1825Sea Toad
Paramithrax gaimardi
Paramithrax gaimardii (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Paramithrax sternocostulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1851)⇒ Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Tumulosternum longimanum Haswell, 1880

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Port Phillip Bay
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachoididae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
10
16
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