Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 39
182
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 35
165
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
125
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs | 3
21
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
3 Families width 29 Species
Genera for Tanzania
21 Genera with 29 Species #ACHMNOPSTX
| Acanthonyx Latreille, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaeus Leach, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camposcia Latreille, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclax Dana, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Huenia De Haan, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyastenus White, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethiops Alcock, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micippa Leach, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oncinopus De Haan, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perinea Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perinia Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platymaia Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophrys White, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simocarcinus Miers, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylocarcinus Miers, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenocarcinus White, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
29 Species | Acanthonyx quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 | | | Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879 | | Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879 | | | Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829 | Decorator Crab | | Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858 | Cyclax Suborbicularis | | Cyphocarcinus capreolus Paul’son, 1875 | | | Huenia grandidierii A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | Spider Crab | | Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | Arrowhead Crab | | Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837 | | Hyastenus elongatus Ortmann, 1893 | Decorator Crab | | Hyastenus spinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1872 | Spider crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Menaethiops acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | | | Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825 | One-horned Spider Crab | | Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803 | | | Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830 | | | Naxioides hirta Milne Edwards, 1866 | | | Naxioides hirtus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865 | | | Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839 | Thin-shelled Spider Crab | | Oncinopus araneus (De Haan, 1839) | ⇒ Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839 | | Perinea tumida Dana, 1852 | | | Perinia tumida Dana, 1851 | Little Seaweed Crab | | Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886 | Three-spined Spider Crab | | Pseudomicippe nodosa Heller, 1861 | | | Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Common decorator crab | | Simocarcinus pyramidatus Heller, 1861 | | | Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 | Underworld Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874 | Depressed Spider Crab | | Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847 | Wire Coral Crab |
Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
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
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