MAJOIDEA Samouelle, 1819
(a superfamily of crustaceans)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
EPIALTIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Family 1 subtaxa 34 images
PISINAE
a subfamily of crustaceans
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 34 images
Pisa
a genus of spider crabs
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 34 images
INACHIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 3 subtaxa 90 images
MAJIDAE
spider crabs
(Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 39 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyMAJOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
Subsection Heterotremata (a subsection (zoo.) of crustaceans)
Section Eubrachyura (a section (zoo.) of crustaceans)
InfraorderBrachyura (crabs)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (SUBCLASS) (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

MAJOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MAJOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MAJOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
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