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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
86
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
86
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
59
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
42
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
42
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
38
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thursday Island
3 Families width 14 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thursday Island
11 Genera with 14 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thursday Island
14 Species
Achaeus affinis (Miers, 1884)⇒ Achaeus brevirostris Haswell, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Huenia proteus (De Haan, 1839)⇒ Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837
Hyastenus (Chorilia) oryx (A. Milne-Edw..., 1872)⇒ Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa curtisfinia
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Naxia serpulifera Guérin, 1832
Paramithrax (Chlorinoides) aculeatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Paratymolus pubescens Miers, 1879
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

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

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
5
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