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Superfamily

Majoidea (Spider crabs and decorator crabs)

Scyra acutifrons. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The Majoidea are a superfamily of crabs which includes the various spider crabs.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
          • Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
            • Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
              • Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
                • Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
                  • Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
                    • Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
                      • Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
                        • Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
                          • Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)
                            • Superfamily: Majoidea (Spider crabs and decorator crabs)
                              • Family: Epialtidae (Kelp crabs) (7)

Subtaxa

Family: Epialtidae (Kelp crabs)

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