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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region South Georgia (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
246
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
245
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
91
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
90
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
87
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
38
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Georgia
2 Families width 10 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Georgia
8 Genera with 10 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Georgia
10 Species
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Macropodia falcifera Stimpson, 1857Cape long-legged spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894Agulhas spider crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tr..., 1986Red Sea Toad
Tylocarcinus meijensis Dai, Cai & Yang, 1994
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in South Georgia
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
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