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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
61
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
5 Families width 136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs55SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183823SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab49SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae (Balss, 1929)7SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
61 Genera with 136 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Acanthonyx Latreille, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Achaeopsis Stimpson, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Achaeus Leach, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Alcomaja Ng & Richer ..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anamathia Smith, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Choniognathus Rathbun, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomaia Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Doclea Leach, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Dumeia1SpeciesTaxom
Egeria Leach, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eurynome Leach, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Goniopugettia Sakai, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheira De Haan, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Maia Lamarck, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 183711SpeciesTaxom
Menaethiops Alcock, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 184810SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Ovimaja Ng & Richer ..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Paramaja Kubo, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paramaya De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 19063SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Picrocerus A. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pisosoma Glassell, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Planaja Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Pleistacantha Miers, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Rochina1SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19734SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Schizophroida Sakai, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thusaenys Griffin & Tr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999
Achaeopsis pugnax (Man, 1928)⇒ Achaeus pugnax De Man, 1928
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858
Achaeus pugnax De Man, 1928
Achaeus stenorhynchus (Rathbun, 1932)⇒ Achaeus pugnax De Man, 1928
Alcomaja nagashimaensis T.Sakai, 1969
Amphithrax armatus de Saussure, 1853
Anamathia livermorii (Wood-Mason &..., 1891)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Anamathia pulchra (Miers, 1886)⇒ Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Choniognathus koreensis (Rathbun, 1932)⇒ Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyclocoeloma tuberculatum (Miers, 1880)⇒ Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Cyclomaia suborbicularis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cyclax suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858
Cyrtomaia curviceros Bouvier, 1915
Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916
Cyrtomaia largoi Richer de Fo..., 2007
Cyrtomaia murrayi Miers, 1886
Cyrtomaia owstoni Terazaki, 1903
Cyrtomaia smithi tenuipedunculata (Ihle & Ihle-..., 1931)⇒ Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916
Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Doclea japonica (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Doclea canalifera Stimpson, 1857
Doclea ovis Fabricius, 1787
Doclea simeti (Griffin & Tr..., 1986)⇒ Doclea canaliformis Ow-Yang, 1981
Dumeia taiwanicus Loh & Wu, 1998
Egeria investigatoris (Alcock, 1895)⇒ Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886
Eurynome reini (Balss, 1924)⇒ Choniognathus reini Balss, 1924
Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Huenia brevirostrata (Dana, 1851)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Inachus arabicus (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Inachus bifidus (Marion de Pr..., 1822)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Inachus unguiformis (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Trigonoplax unguiformis De Haan, 1839
Lahaina ovata Dana, 1851
Leptomithrax edwardsii De Haan, 1835
Macrocheira ginzanensis (Imaizumi, 1965)⇒ Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836Crabzilla
Maia retusa (Latreille, 1829)⇒ Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829
Maja affinis (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Maja compressipes Miers, 1879
Maja elongata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Maja heraldica (De Haan, 1837)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932
Maja kaempferi (Temminck, 1836)⇒ Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836
Maja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Maja longispinus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Maja nipponensis (Sakai, 1934)⇒ Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932
Maja proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Maja spinigera De Haan, 1837
Menaethiops monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius angustus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius areolatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius dentatus (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius depressus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius inornatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Menaethius porcellus (White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius rugosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius subserratus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Menaethius tuberculatus (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Micippa cristata Linnaeus, 1758
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860Anemone crab
Mithrax (Schizophrys) triangularis (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Mithrax affinis (Brito Capello, 1871)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Mithrax aspera (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Mithrax quadridentatus (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Mithrax spinifrons (A. Milne-Edw..., 1867)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Naxia hystrix (Miers, 1886)⇒ Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886
Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Ovimaja compressipes Miers, 1879
Oxypleurodon auritum Rathbun, 1916
Oxypleurodon forte Lee, Corbari..., 2015
Oxypleurodon sanctaeclausi Richer de Fo..., 2009
Oxypleurodon stimpsoni Miers, 1886
Paramaja kominatoensis (Kubo, 1936)⇒ Maja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936
Paramaya spinigera De Haan, 1837
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) coppingeri (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paramithrax longispinus bispinosus (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Paratymolus yabei (Imaizumi, 1957)⇒ Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836
Phalangipus filiformis Rathbun, 1916
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Picrocerus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pisa cornigera (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisa diacanthus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Pisa monoceros (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825
Pisa spinigera (De Haan, 1837)⇒ Maja spinigera De Haan, 1837
Pisa tuberculata (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Pisosoma garciaensis (Ward, 1942)⇒ Padrycheles garciaensis Ward, M., 1942
Planaja plana Ng & De Forges, 2015
Platymaia alcocki Rathbun, 1918
Platymaia bartschi Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia fimbriata Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia remifera Rathbun, 1916
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pleistacantha maxima Ahyong & Lee, 2006
Pleistacantha oryx Ortmann, 1893
Pleistacantha sanctijohannis Miers, 1879
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe indonesica Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Pseudomicippe tenuipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia nipponensis Rathbun, 1932
Pugettia sagamiensis (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Goniopugettia sagamiensis Gordon, 1930
Rochina pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia kagoshimensis Rathbun, 1932
Rochinia kotakae Takeda, 2001
Rochinia pulchra Miers, 1886
Rochinia strangeri Serène & Loh..., 1973
Sakaija japonica Rathbun, 1932
Sakaija sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969
Sargassocarcinus cristatus Balss, 1924
Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906Hilo collector crab
Schizophroida manazuruana (Sakai, 1933)⇒ Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys hilensis (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Schizophroida hilensis Rathbun, 1906
Schizophrys serratus (White, 1847)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861
Thusaenys mutiliouciou Chen & Lo, 2014
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia depressa Stimpson, 1857
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Tiarinia mammillata (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825
Tiarinia spinigera Stimpson, 1857
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847Wire Coral Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Taiwan
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
24
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrocheiridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
25
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
3
7
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