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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
51
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
50
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
40
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuvalu
2 Families width 4 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hyastenus White, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Simocarcinus Miers, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
4 Species
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Simocarcinus rostratus Borradaile, 1900

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

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
1
1
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