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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Western Port (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
278
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
81
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Port
2 Families width 16 Species
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab13SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Port
12 Genera with 16 Species
Anacinetops Miers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Notomithrax Griffin, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Paramithrax H. Milne-Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippella Schweitzer, ..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port
16 Species
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Leptomithrax gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Daddy Long Legs
Leptomithrax sternocostulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1851Ribbed Spider-crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Naxia aries H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ramshorn Crab
Naxia aurita Latreille, 1825Smooth Seaweed-crab
Naxia spinosa Hess, 1865Spiny Seaweed-crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Notomithrax minor Filhol, 1885
Notomithrax ursus Herbst, 1788Hairy Seaweed Crab
Paramithrax barbicornis Latreille, 1825Sea Toad
Prismatopus spatulifer Haswell, 1882
Tumulosternum longimanum Haswell, 1880
Tumulosternum longimanus Haswell, 1880

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

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
9
13
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