Majidae

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Majidae
Loxorhynchus grandis
Loxorhynchus grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Majoidea
Family: Majidae
Samouelle, 1819

Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 700 marine species with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The legs can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider crab". The exoskeleton is covered with bristles to which the crab attaches algae and other items to act as camouflage.

[edit] Genera

  • Acanthonyx
  • Achaeus
  • Aepinus
  • Anasimus
  • Anomalothir
  • Arachnopsis
  • Batrachonotus
  • Camposcia
  • Chionoecetes
  • Chlorilia
  • Chorilia
  • Chorinus
  • Coelocerus
  • Collodes
  • Cyclax
  • Cyclocoeloma
  • Cyrtomaia
  • Dorhynchus
  • Epialtoides
  • Epialtus
  • Erileptus
  • Euprognatha
  • Eurynome
  • Hemus
  • Herbstia
  • Hyas
  • Inachoides
  • Inachus
  • Leptopisa
  • Libinia
  • Lissa
  • Loxorhynchus
  • Macrocheira
  • Macrocoeloma
  • Macropodia
  • Maja
  • Metoporhaphis
  • Microphrys
  • Mimulus
  • Mithraculus
  • Mithrax
  • Mocosoa
  • Nibilia
  • Notomithrax
  • Oplopisa
  • Oregonia
  • Pelia
  • Picroceroides
  • Pisa
  • Pitho
  • Podochela
  • Pugettia
  • Pyromaia
  • Rochinia
  • Schizophroida
  • Schizophrys
  • Scyra
  • Sphenocarcinus
  • Stenocionops
  • Stenorhynchus
  • Stilbognathus
  • Stilbomastax
  • Taliepus
  • Thacanophyrys
  • Thoe
  • Tyche
  • Xenocarcinus

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