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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
90
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
3 Families width 29 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab14SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
17 Genera with 29 Species
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Austrolibinia Griffin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paranaxia Rathbun, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
29 Species
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Austrolibinia gracilipes Miers, 1879
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyastenus aries Latreille, 1825
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Naxia taurus (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890
Naxioides taurus Pocock, 1890Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides tenuirostris Haswell, 1880
Oncinopus aranea De Haan, 1839Thin-shelled Spider Crab
Paranaxia keesingi Hosie & Hara, 2016
Paranaxia serpulifera Guérin, 1829
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Phalangipus trachysternus Griffin, 1973
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
8
14
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