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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
148
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
3 Families width 43 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
25 Genera with 43 Species
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Acanthonyx Latreille, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Entomonyx Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stilbognathus von Martens, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
43 Species
Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Toothed crab
Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877
Achaeus brevifalcatus Rathbun, 1911
Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Achaeus erythraeus Balss, 1929
Achaeus lorina Adams & White, 1848
Achaeus spinosus Miers, 1879Electric Crab
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Entomonyx spinosus Miers, 1884
Herbstia corniculata (Klunzinger, 1906)⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893Decorator Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Menaethiops contiguicornis Klunzinger, 1906
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius orientalis Sakai, 1969Red Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Simocarcinus camelus Klunzinger, 1906
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Simocarcinus simplex Dana, 1852Simple collector crab
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Brullé, 1837Arrow Crab
Stilbognathus erythraeus von Martens, 1866
Stilbognathus longispinus Griffin & Tr..., 1974Sponge Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus soikai Guinot, 1962
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Red Sea
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
15
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
10
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