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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
58
141
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
113
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
70
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
69
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
54
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Arab Emirates
3 Families width 9 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Arab Emirates
8 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Dehaanius M´Leay, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
9 Species
Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Dehaanius limbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Dehaanius limbatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys pakistanensis Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1995

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
4
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