List of Nominal Species of Majidae
(spider crabs)
Nominal Species (n = 100) Present allocation (n = 91) Ref.
Mithrax acuticornis Stimpson, 1870 Nemausa acuticornis 75097
Paramithrax affinis Borradaile, 1916 Leptomithrax longimanus 3477
Prismatopus albanyensis Ward, 1933 Prismatopus albanyensis 3477
Microphrys antillensis Rathbun, 1920 Microphrys antillensis 19
Paramithrax baeckstroemi Balss, 1924 Ageitomaia baeckstroemi 3477
Cyrtomaia balssi Ihle & Ihle-Landenberg, 1931 Cyrtomaia balssi 82226
Cyrtomaia bicornis Ihle & Ihle-Landenberg, 1931 Cyrtomaia bicornis 82226
Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 Maja brachydactyla 3477
Cyrtomaia cariolisi Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1983 Cyrtomaia cariolisi 82226
Mithraculus cinctimanus Stimpson, 1860 Mithraculus cinctimanus 19
Schizophroida colemani Ng & Ahyong, 2018 Schizophroida colemani 3477
Sisyphus compressus Desbonne, 1867 Thersandrus compressus 3477
Cyrtomaia coriolisi Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1988 Cyrtomaia coriolisi 100230
Cyrtomaia cornuta Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1983 Cyrtomaia cornuta 82226
Mithrax cornutus de Saussure, 1857 Nemausa cornutus 75097
Maja crispata Risso, 1827 Maja crispata 19
Hemus cristulipes Milne-Edwards, 1875 Hemus cristulipes 19
Teleophrys cristulipes Stimpson, 1860 Teleophrys cristulipes 100230
Micippa curtispina Haswell, 1870 Micippa curtispina 3477
Cyrtomaia curviceros Bouvier, 1915 Cyrtomaia curviceros 82226
Cyrtomaia danieli Zarenkov, 1990 Cyrtomaia danieli 82226
Cyrtomaia echinata Rathbun, 1916 Cyrtomaia echinata 82226
Prionorhynchus edwardsii Jacquinot, 1853 Jacquinotia edwardsii 79090
Cyrtomaia ericina Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1982 Cyrtomaia ericina 82226
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900 Micippa excavata 3477
Cyrtomaia furici Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1983 Cyrtomaia furici 82226
Cyrtomaia gaillardi Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1982 Cyrtomaia gaillardi 82226
Chlorinoides goldsboroughi Rathbun, 1906 Prismatopus goldsboroughi 3477
Maja goltziana d'Oliveira, 1889 Neomaja goltziana 3477
Cyrtomaia goodridgei MacArdle, 1900 Cyrtomaia goodridgei 82226
Schizophroida gracilis Ng & Ahyong, 2018 Schizophroida gracilis 3477
Paramicippa grandis Hector, 1900 Jacquinotia edwardsii 3477
Cyrtomaia granulosa Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1982 Cyrtomaia granulosa 82226
Temnonotus granulosus Milne-Edwards, 1875 Temnonotus granulosus 100230
Cyrtomaia griffini Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1990 Cyrtomaia griffini 82226
Cyrtomaia guillei Guinot, 1985 Cyrtomaia guillei 82226
Mithrax hemphilli Rathbun, 1892 Mithrax hemphilli 19
Schizophrys hilensis Rathbun, 1906 Schizophroida hilensis 84890
Echinomaia hispida Borradaile, 1916 Cyrtomaia hispida 82226
Mithrax holderi Stimpson, 1871 Mithrax holderi 19
Cyrtomaia horrida Rathbun, 1916 Cyrtomaia horrida 82226
Cyrtomaia horrida japonica Balss, 1924 Cyrtomaia owstoni 82226
Cyrtomaia horrida pilosa Ihle & Ihle-Landenberg, 1931 Cyrtomaia horrida 82226
Cyrtomaia ihlei Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1982 Cyrtomaia ihlei 82226
Cyrtomaia intermedia Sakai, 1939 Cyrtomaia intermedia 82226
Macrocoeloma intermedium Rathbun, 1901 Macrocoeloma intermedium 100230
Microphrys interruptus Rathbun, 1920 Microphrys interruptus 100230
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck, 1836 Macrocheira kaempferi 3477
Campbellia kohli Balss, 1930 Jacquinotia edwardsii 3477
Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906 Cyrtomaia lamellata 19
Cyrtomaia largoi Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007 Cyrtomaia largoi 82226
Mithrax leucomelas Desbonne, 1867 Mithrax leucomelas 100230
Paramithrax longimanus Miers, 1876 Leptomithrax longimanus 3477
Cyrtomaia macculochi Rathbun, 1918 Cyrtomaia macculochi 82226
Schizophroida manazuruana Sakai, 1933 Schizophroida hilensis 84890
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893 Micippa margaritifera 3477
Micippa mascarenica Kosman Micippa mascarenica 3477
Cyrtomaia micronesica Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007 Cyrtomaia micronesica 82226
Maja miersii Walker, 1887 Maja miersii 3477
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935 Planotergum mirabile 3477
Paramaya mulli Ng, Prema & Ravichandran, 2018 Paramaya mulli 3477
Cyrtomaia murrayi Miers, 1886 Cyrtomaia murrayi 82226
Kimbla neocaledonica Griffin & Tranter, 1986 Kimbla neocaledonica 100230
Teleophrys ornatus Rathbun, 1901 Teleophrys ornatus 100230
Pericera ovatus Bell, 1835 Stenocionops ovatus 3477
Cyrtomaia owstoni Terazaki, 1903 Cyrtomaia owstoni 82226
Maiopsis panamensis Faxon, 1893 Maiopsis panamensis 3477
Micippa parca Alcock, 1895 Micippa parca 19
Prismatopus peterngi Takeda, Ahyong, Ohtsuchi & Komatsu, 2022 Prismatopus peterngi 3477
Micippa platipes Ruppell, 1830 Micippa platipes 3477
Cyrtomaia platyceros Doflein, 1904 Cyrtomaia platyceros 82226
Cyrtomaia platypes Yokoya, 1933 Cyrtomaia platypes 82226
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871 Mithrax pleuracanthus 19
Teleophrys pococki Rathbun, 1924 Teleophrys pococki 100230
Majella pristis Ng, Lee & Richer de Forges, 2021 Majella pristis 3477
Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860 Thoe puella 19
Leptomithrax richardsoni Dell, 1960 Teratomaia richardsoni 3477
Mithraculus ruber Stimpson, 1871 Mithraculus ruber 19
Cyrtomaia septemspinosa Rathbun, 1932 Cyrtomaia owstoni 82226
Temnonotus simplex Milne-Edwards, 1875 Temnonotus simplex 100230
Majella skolopion Ng, Lee & Richer de Forges, 2021 Majella skolopion 3477
Cyrtomaia smithi Rathbun, 1893 Cyrtomaia smithi 19
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861 Cyclax spinicinctus 100230
Pisa spinigera De Haan, 1837 Paramaya spinigera 3477
Coelocerus spinosus Milne-Edwards, 1875 Coelocerus spinosus 19
Halimus spinosus Hess, 1865 Naxia spinosa 89245
Paramithrax spinosus Miers, 1879 Notomithrax spinosus 3477
Cancer squinado Herbst, 1788 Maja squinado 119383
Anacinetops stimpsoni Miers, 1879 Anacinetops stimpsoni 3477
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803 Tylocarcinus styx 3477
Cyrtomaia suhmii Miers, 1886 Cyrtomaia suhmii 82226
Cyrtomaia tenuipedunculata Ihle & Ihle-Landenberg, 1931 Cyrtomaia tenuipedunculata 82226
Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920 Mithrax tortugae 19
Halimus truncatipes Miers, 1879 Naxia spinosa 3477
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Miers, 1880 Cyclocoeloma tuberculata 100230
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900 Leptomithrax tuberculatus 3477
Leptomithrax tuberculatus mortenseni Bennett, 1964 Leptomithrax tuberculatus 3477
Picroceroides tubularis Miers, 1886 Picroceroides tubularis 19
Mithrax verrucosus Milne-Edwards, 1832 Mithrax verrucosus 19
Microphrys weddelli Milne Edwards, 1851 Microphrys weddelli 100230
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