Majidae

{{Short description|Family of crabs}} {{Automatic Taxobox | image = Hyas coarctatus juvenile.jpg | image_caption = ''Eurynoma aspera'' | taxon = Majidae | authority = Samouelle, 1819 | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = *Eurynolambrinae *Majinae *Micromaiinae † *Mithracinae *Planoterginae }}

'''Majidae''' is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, 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.

==Genera== The roughly 200 extant and over 50 extinct species are divided among 52 genera in 5 subfamilies:<ref name="Grave">{{cite journal|journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology |year=2009 |volume=Suppl. 21 |pages=1–109 |title=A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans |author1=Sammy De Grave |author2=N. Dean Pentcheff |author3=Shane T. Ahyong |url=http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf |display-authors=etal |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064728/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf |archivedate=2011-06-06 }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} Eurynolambrinae Števčić, 1994 *''Eurynolambrus'' H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841 Majinae Samouelle, 1819 *''Ageitomaia'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986 *''Anacinetops'' Miers, 1879 *''Choniognathus'' Rathbun, 1932 *''Cyclax'' Dana, 1851 *''Entomonyx'' Miers, 1884 *''Eurynome'' Leach, 1814 *''Jacquinotia'' Rathbun, 1915 *''Kasagia'' Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007 *''Kimbla'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986 *''Leptomithrax'' Miers, 1876 *''Maiopsis'' Faxon, 1893 *''Maja'' Lamarck, 1801 *''Majella'' Ortmann, 1893 *''Microhalimus'' Haswell, 1880 *''Naxia'' Latreille, 1825 *''Notomithrax'' Griffin, 1963 *''Paraentomonyx'' T. Sakai, 1983 *''Paramithrax'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 *''Pippacirama'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986 *''Prismatopus'' Ward, 1933 *''Schizophroida'' T. Sakai, 1933 *''Schizophrys'' White, 1848 *''Seiitaoides'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986 *''Temnonotus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 *''Teratomaia'' Griffin & Tranter, 1986 *''Thersandrus'' Rathbun, 1897 *''Tumulosternum'' McCulloch, 1913 *''Wilsonimaia'' † Blow & Manning, 1996 Micromaiinae † Beurlen, 1930 *''Micromaia'' † Bittner, 1875 *''Mithracia'' † Bell, 1858 *''Pisomaja'' † Lőrenthey, in Lőrenthey & Beurlen, 1929 Mithracinae MacLeay, 1838 *''Ala'' Lockington, 1877 *''Antarctomithrax'' † Feldmann, 1994 *''Coelocerus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 *''Cyclocoeloma'' Miers, 1880 *''Cyphocarcinus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1868 *''Leptopisa'' Stimpson, 1871 *''Macrocoeloma'' Miers, 1879 *''Micippa'' Leach, 1817 *''Microphrys'' Milne-Edwards, 1851 *''Mithraculus'' White, 1847 *''Mithrax'' A. G. Desmarest, 1823 *''Nemausa'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 *''Paranaxia'' Rathbun, 1924 *''Picroceroides'' Miers, 1886 *''Stenocionops'' A. G. Desmarest, 1823 *''Teleophrys'' Stimpson, 1860 *''Thoe'' Bell, 1836 *''Tiarinia'' Dana, 1851 Planoterginae Števčić, 1991 *''Hemus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 *''Planotergum'' Balss, 1935 {{div col end}}

<gallery style="text-align:center;" mode="packed"> Image:Majoidea (pe Cyclocoeloma tuberculata) Landaagiraavaru.JPG|''Cyclocoeloma cf. tuberculata'' Image:Leptomithrax gaimardii P2023255.JPG|''Leptomithrax gaimardii'' Image:Maja squinado.jpg|''Maja squinado'' Image:Micippa platipes, sur le dos.jpg|''Micippa platipes'' (on its back) Image:Female Mithraculus sculptus Crab.jpg|''Mithraculus sculptus'' Image:Mithrax pilosus.jpg|''Mithrax pilosus'' </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Majoidea Category:Decapod families Category:Taxa named by George Samouelle