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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
840
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
261
836
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
89
255
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
251
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
235
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
107
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
91
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
69
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tasmania
5 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tasmania
20 Genera with 30 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dumea Loh & Ng, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Maguimithrax Klompmaker, ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microhalimus Haswell, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Teratomaia Griffin & Tr..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Vitjazmaia Zarenkov, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaeus curvirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Dorhynchus ramusculus Baker, 1906Slender Spider-crab
Dumea latipes Haswell, 1880Velvet Crab
Huenia australis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Leptomithrax australiensis (Miers, 1876)⇒ Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Leptomithrax australis Jacquinot, 1853
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Leptomithrax waitei Whitelegge, 1900
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus Lamarck, 1818Channel Clinging Crab
Microhalimus deflexifrons Haswell, 1880
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax peronii (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Notomithrax peronii H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Rochinia mosaica Whitelegge, 1900Little Thornback Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Teratomaia richardsoni Dell, 1960
Tumulosternum longimanum Haswell, 1880
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880
Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Tasmania
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
2
2
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