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Majidae Samouelle, 1819

106760  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106760)

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  1. Subfamily Eurynolambrinae Å tevÄić, 1994
    1. Genus Eurynolambrus H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841
  2. Subfamily Majinae Samouelle, 1819
    1. Genus Ageitomaia Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    2. Genus Alcomaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    3. Genus Anacinetops Miers, 1879
    4. Genus Choniognathus Rathbun, 1932
    5. Genus Cyclax Dana, 1851
    6. Genus Entomonyx Miers, 1884
    7. Genus Eurynome Leach, 1814
    8. Genus Holthuija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    9. Genus Jacquinotia Rathbun, 1915
    10. Genus Kasagia Richer de Forges & Ng, 2007
    11. Genus Kimbla Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    12. Genus Leptomithrax Miers, 1876
    13. Genus Maiopsis Faxon, 1893
    14. Genus Maja Lamarck, 1801
    15. Genus Majella Ortmann, 1893
    16. Genus Micippa Leach, 1817
    17. Genus Microhalimus Haswell, 1880
    18. Genus Naxia Latreille, 1825
    19. Genus Neomaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    20. Genus Notomithrax Griffin, 1963
    21. Genus Ovimaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    22. Genus Paraentomonyx Sakai, 1983
    23. Genus Paramaja Kubo, 1936
    24. Genus Paramaya De Haan, 1837
    25. Genus Paramithrax H. Milne Edwards, 1834
    26. Genus Pippacirama Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    27. Genus Planaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    28. Genus Prismatopus Ward, 1933
    29. Genus Pseudomicippe Heller, 1860
    30. Genus Rathbunaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    31. Genus Sakaija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
    32. Genus Schizophroida Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    33. Genus Schizophrys White, 1848
    34. Genus Seiitaoides Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    35. Genus Temnonotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1875
    36. Genus Teratomaia Griffin & Tranter, 1986
    37. Genus Thersandrus Rathbun, 1897
    38. Genus Tumulosternum McCulloch, 1913
    39. Genus Eruma McCulloch, 1913 accepted as Anacinetops Miers, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    40. Genus Halimus Latreille, 1829 accepted as Naxia Latreille, 1825 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    41. Genus Labophrys Filhol, 1885 accepted as Paramithrax H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    42. Genus Lobophrys Filhol, 1885 accepted as Paramithrax H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    43. Genus Maia Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Maja Lamarck, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, vernacular name)
    44. Genus Maïa Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Maja Lamarck, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    45. Genus Paramajella Balss, 1957 accepted as Paramaja Kubo, 1936 (unneccesary replacement name for Paramaja Kubo, 1936)
    46. Genus Paramicippa H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Micippa Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    47. Genus Paramicippe H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Paramicippa H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Micippa Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    48. Genus Schizophroida Sakai, 1933 accepted as Schizophroida Griffin & Tranter, 1986 (unaccepted > unavailable name, type species not designated)
    49. Genus Sisyphus Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867 accepted as Thersandrus Rathbun, 1897 (name pre-occupied by Sisyphus Wiedemann, 1823 [Coleoptera])
    50. Genus Thacanophrys Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Prismatopus Ward, 1933 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Subfamily Planoterginae Å tevÄić, 1991
    1. Genus Planotergum Balss, 1935
    2. Genus Anomalopisa Johnson, 1965 accepted as Planotergum Balss, 1935 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Subfamily Cyclacinae Dana, 1851 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819
  5. Subfamily Eurynominae Neumann, 1878 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Genus Maxioides A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 accepted as Naxioides A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  7. Genus Micippe Leach, 1817 accepted as Micippa Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  8. Subfamily Micippinae Dana, 1851 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819
  9. Subfamily Mithracinae MacLeay, 1838 accepted as Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838 (superceded status)
    1. Tribe Thoini Å tevÄić, 1994 accepted as Mithracidae MacLeay, 1838
  10. Subfamily Naxiinae Stimpson, 1871 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Genus Ophthalmias Rathbun, 1897 accepted as Stilbognathus von Martens, 1866 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Ophthalmus Rathbun, 1897 accepted as Ophthalmias Rathbun, 1897 accepted as Stilbognathus von Martens, 1866 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  13. Subfamily Paramicippinae Dana, 1851 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819
  14. Subfamily Prionorhynchinae Dana, 1851 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819
  15. Subfamily Schizophrysinae Miers, 1879 accepted as Majinae Samouelle, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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Samouelle, G. (1819). The entomologists' useful compendium; or an introduction to the knowledge of British Insects, comprising the best means of obtaining and preserving them, and a description of the apparatus generally used; together with the genera of Linné, and modern methods of arranging the Classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, spiders, mites and insects, from their affinities and structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an explanation of the terms used in entomology; a calendar of the times of appearance and usual situations of near 3,000 species of British Insects; with instructions for collecting and fitting up objects for the microscope. <em>Thomas Boys, London.</em> 496 pp., 12 pls. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Majidae Samouelle, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106760 on 2024-11-21
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original description Samouelle, G. (1819). The entomologists' useful compendium; or an introduction to the knowledge of British Insects, comprising the best means of obtaining and preserving them, and a description of the apparatus generally used; together with the genera of Linné, and modern methods of arranging the Classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, spiders, mites and insects, from their affinities and structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an explanation of the terms used in entomology; a calendar of the times of appearance and usual situations of near 3,000 species of British Insects; with instructions for collecting and fitting up objects for the microscope. <em>Thomas Boys, London.</em> 496 pp., 12 pls. [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details] 

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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