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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
142
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
126
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
95
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
4
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
4 Families width 20 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
20 Genera with 20 Species
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Crocydocinus1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclax Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomaia Miers, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Nemausa Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleurodon Miers, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Paramaya De Haan, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pleisticanthoides Yokoya, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Sakaija Ng & Richer ..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegopleurodon Richer de Fo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
20 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Crocydocinus vanuatu Lee, Richer ..., 2019
Cyrtomaia ihlei Guinot & Ric..., 1982
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa platipes Rüppell, 1830
Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871Sharphorn clinging crab
Oxypleurodon mammatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Oxypleurodon orbiculatum Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Paramaya coccinea Ng & De Forges, 2015
Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pleisticanthoides piccardorum Ng & Richer ..., 2012
Rochinia fultoni Grant, 1905
Sakaija santo Ng & De Forges, 2015
Stegopleurodon planirostrum Richer de Fo..., 2009
Tiarinia angusta Dana, 1851
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
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