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Family: Majidae spider crabs



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136 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]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Maja crispata
[Lesser spider crab]
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Maja komatoensis
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Maja miersii
[]

Photo by 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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Micippa philyra (Herbst, 1803)

Photo by 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]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic from Por

Neomaja goltziana (d'Oliveira, 1889)

Photo by 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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Paramaya spinigera
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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]

Photo by Harasti, David

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

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

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

Photo by 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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803

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


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ageitomaia baeckstroemi Southeast Pacific 1924
Anacinetops stimpsoni Eastern Indian Ocean 1879
Choniognathus spinosus Western Indian Ocean 1.0 CL 2021
Coelocerus spinosus Channelnose spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1875
Cyclax spinicinctus Western Central Pacific. 1861
Cyclax suborbicularis Indo-Pacific. 1858
Cyclocoeloma tuberculata Spider crab Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1880
Cyrtomaia balssi Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1931
Cyrtomaia bicornis Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1931
Cyrtomaia cariolisi Indo-Pacific Ocean. 1983
Cyrtomaia coriolisi Western Central Pacific. 1988
Cyrtomaia cornuta Western Central Pacific 1983
Cyrtomaia curviceros Western Central Pacific 1915
Cyrtomaia danieli Southeast Pacific 1990
Cyrtomaia echinata Western Central Pacific 1916
Cyrtomaia ericina Western Central Pacific 1982
Cyrtomaia furici Western Central Pacific 1983
Cyrtomaia gaillardi Western Central Pacific 1982
Cyrtomaia goodridgei Western Central Pacific 1900
Cyrtomaia granulosa Western Central Pacific 1982
Cyrtomaia griffini Western Central Pacific 1990
Cyrtomaia guillei Western Central Pacific 1985
Cyrtomaia hispida Western Central Pacific 1916
Cyrtomaia horrida Western Pacific. 1916
Cyrtomaia ihlei Central Pacific 1982
Cyrtomaia intermedia Central Pacific 1939
Cyrtomaia lamellata Pacific Ocean 1906
Cyrtomaia largoi Western Pacific 2007
Cyrtomaia macculochi Western Pacific 1918
Cyrtomaia micronesica Western Central Pacific 2007
Cyrtomaia murrayi Western Pacific 1886
Cyrtomaia owstoni Western Pacific 1903
Cyrtomaia platyceros Western Pacific 1904
Cyrtomaia platypes Pacific Ocean 1933
Cyrtomaia smithi Pacific Ocean 1893
Cyrtomaia suhmii Pacific Ocean 1886
Cyrtomaia tenuipedunculata Pacific Ocean 1931
Eurynome aspera strawberry spider crab Eastern Atlantic 1777
Eurynome longimana Southeast Atlantic 1857
Eurynome spinosa Northeast Atlantic
Hemus cristulipes Southwest Atlantic 1875
Jacquinotia edwardsii Southern spider crab Southwest Pacific 20 CW 1853
Kasagia elegans Western Indian Ocean 1921
Kasagia sudhakari Western Indian Ocean 0.9 CL 2019
Kimbla neocaledonica Western Central Pacific. 1986
Leptomithrax australis Southwest Pacific 1853
Leptomithrax edwardsii Edwards' spider crab Western Pacific 1839
Leptomithrax longimanus Long-handed masking crab Antarctic Indian Ocean an 5 CW 1876
Leptomithrax tuberculatus Western Central Pacific 1900
Macrocheira kaempferi Japanese giant spider crab Northwest Pacific 30 CW 1836
Macrocoeloma camptocerum Florida decorator crab Western Atlantic 1871
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum Western Central Atlantic. 1860
Macrocoeloma eutheca Southwest Atlantic 1871
Macrocoeloma intermedium Western Central Atlantic. 1901
Macrocoeloma laevigatum Southwest Atlantic 1860
Macrocoeloma nodipes Southwest Atlantic 1867
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum Southwest Atlantic 1871
Macrocoeloma subparallelum Western Atlantic. 1860
Macrocoeloma subparellelum Western Atlantic. 1860
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Spongy decorator crab Southwest Atlantic 1825
Maiopsis panamensis Panamic spidercrab Eastern Pacific 31 CW 1893
Maja brachydactyla Atlantic spinous spider crab Eastern Atlantic and the 22 CL 1922
Maja crispata Lesser spider crab Eastern Atlantic and the 9.6 CL 1827
Maja komatoensis Northwest Pacific 1936
Maja miersii Western Central Pacific 1887
Maja squinado Spinous spider crab Mediterranean 22 CL 1788
Majella pristis Western Indian Ocean 0.7 CL 2021
Majella skolopion Western Indian Ocean 1.0 CL 2021
Micippa cristata Eastern Indian Ocean 1758
Micippa curtispina Western Central Pacific 1870
Micippa excavata Eastern Indian Ocean 1900
Micippa margaritifera Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Micippa mascarenica Western Central Pacific
Micippa parca Eastern Central Pacific 1895
Micippa philyra Indo-West Pacific. 1803
Micippa platipes Indo-Pacific 1830
Micippa thalia Northwest and Western Cen 1803
Microphrys antillensis Lobed decorator crab Southwest Atlantic 1920
Microphrys bicornutus Speck-claw decorator crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.5 CW 1825
Microphrys interruptus Western Atlantic. 1920
Microphrys weddelli Western Atlantic. 1851
Mithraculus cinctimanus Banded clinging crab Western Central Atlantic 1860
Mithraculus coryphe Nodose clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1801
Mithraculus denticulatus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1835
Mithraculus forceps Red-ridged clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean; K 1875
Mithraculus ruber Western Central Atlantic. 1871
Mithraculus sculptus Green clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean 1.2 CW 1818
Mithrax aculeatus Western Atlantic Ocean 1790
Mithrax armatus Harbour spidercrab Eastern Central Pacific 5 CL
Mithrax hemphilli Western Atlantic. 1892
Mithrax hispidus Coral clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1790
Mithrax holderi Western Central Atlantic. 1871
Mithrax leucomelas Western Central Atlantic. 1867
Mithrax pleuracanthus Shaggy clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Mithrax tortugae Western Central Atlantic 1920
Mithrax verrucosus Paved clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1832
Naxia spinosa Southwest Pacific 1865
Nemausa acuticornis Sharphorn clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1870
Nemausa cornuta Western Atlantic Ocean. 1857
Nemausa cornutus Shorthorn clinging crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1857
Neomaja goltziana Spiny spider crab Eastern Atlantic from Por 1889
Notomithrax spinosus Southwest Pacific 1879
Notomithrax ursus Indo-West Pacific 6 CL 1788
Paramaya mulli Eastern Indian Ocean 2018
Paramaya spinigera Eastern Indian Ocean 1837
Picroceroides tubularis Western Atlantic. 1886
Planotergum mirabile Indo-West Pacific 1935
Prismatopus aculeatus Indo-West Pacific 1834
Prismatopus albanyensis Western Indian Ocean 1933
Prismatopus goldsboroughi Pacific Ocean 1906
Prismatopus longispinus Western Indian Ocean 1839
Prismatopus peterngi Western Indian Ocean 2022
Pseudomicippe banfieldi Western Indian Ocean 1913
Schizophroida colemani Western Pacific 2018
Schizophroida gracilis Western Pacific 2018
Schizophroida hilensis Hilo collector crab Pacific Ocean 1906
Schizophrys aspera Common decorator crab Indo-Pacific, eastwards t 6 CW 1834
Schizophrys dama Pronghorn decorator crab Indo-West Pacific 6 CW 1804
Seiitaoides kabuto Western Indian Ocean 1.1 CL 2021
Seiitaoides mirabilis Western Indian Ocean 13.3 CL 2021
Seiitaoides sandyi Western Central Pacific 0.7 CL 2023
Stenocionops coelatus Western Central Pacific 1878
Stenocionops furcatus Furcate spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean 1791
Stenocionops ovatus Velvet spidercrab Eastern Pacific 14 CW 1835
Stenocionops spinimanus Prickly spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1892
Stenocionops spinosissimus Tenspine spider crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1857
Teleophrys cristulipes Eastern Pacific and Weste 0.7 TL 1860
Teleophrys ornatus Western Atlantic. 1901
Teleophrys pococki Western Atlantic. 1924
Temnonotus granulosus Western Central Atlantic. 1875
Temnonotus simplex Western Central Atlantic. 1875
Teratomaia richardsoni Indo-West Pacific 1960
Thersandrus compressus Western Central Atlantic 1867
Thoe puella Scarlet mime crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1860
Tylocarcinus dumerilii Eastern Central Pacific 1834
Tylocarcinus styx Underworld spider crab Indo-Pacific 1803



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