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Family: Majidae spider crabs



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135 species (see list below)
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Ageitomaia baeckstroemi
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Anacinetops stimpsoni
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Max. Length 1.0 cm CL
 
Choniognathus spinosus
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Coelocerus spinosus
[Channelnose spider crab]
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Cyclax spinicinctus
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Cyclax suborbicularis
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Cyclocoeloma tuberculata
[Spider crab]
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Cyrtomaia balssi
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Cyrtomaia bicornis
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Cyrtomaia cariolisi
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Cyrtomaia coriolisi
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Cyrtomaia cornuta
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Cyrtomaia curviceros
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Cyrtomaia danieli
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Cyrtomaia echinata
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Cyrtomaia ericina
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Cyrtomaia furici
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Cyrtomaia gaillardi
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Cyrtomaia goodridgei
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Cyrtomaia granulosa
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Cyrtomaia griffini
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Cyrtomaia guillei
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Cyrtomaia hispida
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Cyrtomaia horrida
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Cyrtomaia ihlei
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Cyrtomaia intermedia
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Cyrtomaia lamellata
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Cyrtomaia largoi
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Cyrtomaia macculochi
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Cyrtomaia micronesica
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Cyrtomaia murrayi
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Cyrtomaia owstoni
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Cyrtomaia platyceros
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Cyrtomaia platypes
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Cyrtomaia smithi
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Cyrtomaia suhmii
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Cyrtomaia tenuipedunculata
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Eurynome aspera
[strawberry spider crab]
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Eurynome longimana
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Eurynome spinosa
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Hemus cristulipes
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Max. Length 20 cm CW
 
Jacquinotia edwardsii
[Southern spider crab]
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Kasagia elegans
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Kasagia sudhakari
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Kimbla neocaledonica
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Leptomithrax australis
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Leptomithrax edwardsii
[Edwards' spider crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Leptomithrax longimanus
[Long-handed masking crab]
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Leptomithrax tuberculatus
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Max. Length 30 cm CW
 
Macrocheira kaempferi
[Japanese giant spider crab]
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Macrocoeloma camptocerum
[Florida decorator crab]
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Macrocoeloma diplacanthum
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Macrocoeloma eutheca
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Macrocoeloma intermedium
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Macrocoeloma laevigatum
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Macrocoeloma nodipes
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Macrocoeloma septemspinosum
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Macrocoeloma subparallelum
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Macrocoeloma subparellelum
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Macrocoeloma trispinosum
[Spongy decorator crab]
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Max. Length 31 cm CW
 
Maiopsis panamensis
[Panamic spidercrab]
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Max. Length 22 cm CL
 
Maja brachydactyla
[Atlantic spinous spider crab]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 9.6 cm CL
Maja crispataRisso, 1827

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Maja crispata
[Lesser spider crab]
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Maja komatoensis
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Maja miersii
[]

FAO

Mediterranean
Max. Length 22 cm CL
Maja squinado(Herbst, 1788)

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Maja squinado
[Spinous spider crab]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Majella pristis
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Max. Length 1.0 cm CL
 
Majella skolopion
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Micippa cristata
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Micippa curtispina
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Micippa excavata
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Micippa margaritifera
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Micippa mascarenica
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Micippa parca
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Micippa philyra(Herbst, 1803)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Micippa philyra
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Micippa platipes
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Micippa thalia
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Microphrys antillensis
[Lobed decorator crab]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm CW
 
Microphrys bicornutus
[Speck-claw decorator crab]
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Microphrys interruptus
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Microphrys weddelli
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Mithraculus cinctimanus
[Banded clinging crab]
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Mithraculus coryphe
[Nodose clinging crab]
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Mithraculus denticulatus
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Mithraculus forceps
[Red-ridged clinging crab]
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Mithraculus ruber
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Max. Length 1.2 cm CW
 
Mithraculus sculptus
[Green clinging crab]
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Mithrax aculeatus
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Max. Length 5 cm CL
 
Mithrax armatus
[Harbour spidercrab]
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Mithrax hemphilli
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Mithrax hispidus
[Coral clinging crab]
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Mithrax holderi
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Mithrax leucomelas
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Mithrax pleuracanthus
[Shaggy clinging crab]
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Mithrax tortugae
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Mithrax verrucosus
[Paved clinging crab]
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Naxia spinosa
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Nemausa acuticornis
[Sharphorn clinging crab]
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Nemausa cornuta
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Nemausa cornutus
[Shorthorn clinging crab]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic from Por

Neomaja goltziana(d'Oliveira, 1889)

Photo by FAO
 
Neomaja goltziana
[Spiny spider crab]
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Notomithrax spinosus
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Max. Length 6 cm CL
 
Notomithrax ursus
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Paramaya mulli
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Picroceroides tubularis
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Planotergum mirabile
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Prismatopus aculeatus
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Prismatopus albanyensis
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Prismatopus goldsboroughi
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Prismatopus longispinus
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Prismatopus peterngi
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Pseudomicippe banfieldi
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Schizophroida colemani
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Schizophroida gracilis
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Schizophroida hilensis
[Hilo collector crab]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific, eastwards t
Max. Length 6 cm CW
Schizophrys aspera(Milne-Edwards, 1834)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Schizophrys aspera
[Common decorator crab]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm CW
Schizophrys dama(Herbst, 1804)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Schizophrys dama
[Pronghorn decorator crab]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CL
 
Seiitaoides kabuto
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Max. Length 13.3 cm CL
 
Seiitaoides mirabilis
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Seiitaoides sandyi
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Stenocionops coelatus
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Stenocionops furcatus
[Furcate spider crab]
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Max. Length 14 cm CW
 
Stenocionops ovatus
[Velvet spidercrab]
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Stenocionops spinimanus
[Prickly spider crab]
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Stenocionops spinosissimus
[Tenspine spider crab]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Teleophrys cristulipes
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Teleophrys ornatus
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Teleophrys pococki
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Temnonotus granulosus
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Temnonotus simplex
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Teratomaia richardsoni
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Thersandrus compressus
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Thoe puella
[Scarlet mime crab]
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Tylocarcinus dumerilii
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Tylocarcinus styxHerbst, 1803

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Tylocarcinus styx
[Underworld spider crab]


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