Majidae

Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 700 marine species 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

Acanthonyx
Achaeus
Aepinus
Anasimus
Anomalothir
Arachnopsis
Batrachonotus
Camposcia
Chionoecetes
Chlorilia
Chorilia
Chorinus
Coelocerus
Collodes
Cyclax
Cyclocoeloma
Cyrtomaia
Dorhynchus
Epialtoides
Epialtus
Erileptus
Euprognatha
Eurynome
Hemus
Herbstia
Hyas
Inachoides
Inachus
Kasagia
Leptopisa
Libinia
Lissa
Loxorhynchus
Macrocheira
Macrocoeloma
Macropodia
Maja
Metoporhaphis
Microphrys
Mimulus
Mithraculus
Mithrax
Mocosoa
Naxia
Nibilia
Notomithrax
Oplopisa
Oregonia
Pelia
Picroceroides
Pisa
Pitho
Pleistacantha
Podochela
Pugettia
Pyromaia
Rochinia
Schizophroida
Schizophrys
Scyra
Sphenocarcinus
Stenocionops
Stenorhynchus
Stilbognathus
Stilbomastax
Taliepus
Thacanophyrys
Thoe
Tyche
Xanthidae
Xenocarcinus

Translation

The word "Majidae" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Dreieckskrabben, Dutch: Spinkrabben, Norwegian (Nynorsk): Trekantkrabbar.