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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Tanzania
3 Families width 6 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
6 Genera with 6 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
6 Species
Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872Spider crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
0
Genus
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