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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Western New Guinea (Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
185
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
185
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
59
153
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
153
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
145
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
85
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
85
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western New Guinea
3 Families width 8 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western New Guinea
7 Genera with 8 Species
Achaeus Leach, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocoeloma Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosquilla Holthuis, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xenocarcinus White, 18742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western New Guinea
8 Species
Achaeus japonicus De Haan, 1839Orang-utan crab
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Hoplosquilla said Erdman & Man..., 1998
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tiarinia gracilis Dana, 1852
Xenocarcinus conicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1865Conical Crab
Xenocarcinus depressus Miers, 1874Depressed Spider Crab

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Western New Guinea
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
3
3
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