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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
140
261
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
138
259
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
96
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
51
95
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
91
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
47
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
44
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
3 Families width 12 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
10 Genera with 12 Species
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Eurynolambrus H. Milne-Edw..., 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Jacquinotia Rathbun, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplatus A. Milne-Edw..., 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
12 Species
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Jacquinotia edwardsi Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax australis Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876
Leptomithrax longipes Thomson, 1902
Menaethiops fascicularis Krauss, 1843
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille, 1825Sea Toad
Prismatopus filholi A. Milne-Edw..., 1876
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Trichoplatus hectori Miers, 1876

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
6
8
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