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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Sudan (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
145
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
74
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
74
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
62
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sudan
3 Families width 13 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sudan
12 Genera with 13 Species
Achaeopsis Stimpson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sudan
13 Species
Achaeopsis thomsoni (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873
Achaeus erythraeus Balss, 1929
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Menaethiops nodulosa (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethiops nodulosus Nobili, 1905
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dahlak Griffin & Tr..., 1986Spider Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
5
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