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Checklist for Superfamily Majoidea Samouelle, 1819 (Spider crabs)
and region Whitsunday (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
143
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
143
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
124
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
90
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
89
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
73
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whitsunday
5 Families width 28 Species
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whitsunday
22 Genera with 28 Species
#CHLMOPST
Camposcia Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Litosus Loh & Ng, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Prismatopus Ward, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sargassocarcinus Ward, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tumulosternum McCulloch, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitsunday
28 Species
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829Decorator Crab
Chionoecetes angulatus Rathbun, 1924Triangle tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Huenia heraldica De Haan, 1837Arrowhead Crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Hyastenus (Chorilia) planasius Adams & White, 1848
Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907Borradaile's Spider Crab
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Litosus sexspinosus Miers, 1884
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Phalangipus australiensis Rathbun, 1918
Prismatopus longispinus De Haan, 1839
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Sargassocarcinus foliatus (Ward, 1936)⇒ Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Sargassocarcinus sublimis Rathbun, 1916
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Tiarinia takedai Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Tumulosternum parvispinosus Ward, 1933

Subnodes of Majoidea with occurrences in Whitsunday
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyInachidae
MacLeay, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
spider crab, Spider crabs
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMithracidae
Balss, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOregoniidae
Garth, 1958
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