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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tenerife (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
47
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
47
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
37
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
37
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tenerife
3 Families width 8 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tenerife
6 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Micropisa Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tenerife
8 Species
Acanthonyx lunulatus Risso, 1816
Herbstia (Micropisa) rubra A. Milne Edw..., 1869
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Maja crispata Risso, 1827Lesser Spider Crab
Micropisa ovata Stimpson, 1858
Pisa (Arctopsis) tribulus
Pisa tetraodon Pennant, 1777Four-horned spider crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Tenerife
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
2
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