WoRMS taxon details
Maja Lamarck, 1801
106909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106909)
accepted
Genus
Cancer squinado Herbst, 1788 accepted as Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (type by subsequent designation)
Maia Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (vernacular name)
Maïa Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Maja (Maja) · unaccepted (new status)
Mamaia Stebbing, 1904 · unaccepted (unneccesary replacement name for...)
unneccesary replacement name for Maja Lamarck, 1801
Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922
- Species Maja cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Maja crispata Risso, 1827
- Species Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
- Subgenus Maja (Acanthonyx) Latreille, 1828 accepted as Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 (superceded status)
- Species Maja (Acanthonyx) 4-dentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Maja (Acanthonyx) quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx quadridentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Maja (Acanthonyx) macleaii Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja (Acanthonyx) quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 accepted as Acanthonyx quadridentatus (Krauss, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Maja (Chorinus) Latreille, 1825 accepted as Chorinus Latreille, 1825 (superseded status)
- Species Maja (Chorinus) longispinus De Haan, 1839 accepted as Prismatopus longispinus (De Haan, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Maja (Dione) De Haan, 1839 accepted as Schizophrys White, 1848 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Maja (Dione) affinis De Haan, 1839 accepted as Schizophrys aspera (H. Milne Edwards, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Maja (Huenia) De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia De Haan, 1837 (status change)
- Species Maja (Huenia) elongata De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja (Huenia) heraldica De Haan, 1837 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja (Huenia) proteus De Haan, 1839 accepted as Huenia heraldica (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Maja (Maja) accepted as Maja Lamarck, 1801 (new status)
- Species Maja (Maja) spinigera De Haan, 1837 accepted as Paramaya spinigera (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Maja (Paramithrax) accepted as Paramithrax H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (new status)
- Species Maja (Paramithrax) edwardsii De Haan, 1835 accepted as Leptomithrax edwardsii (De Haan, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja africana Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Sakaija africana (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja ambigua A Costa, 1840 accepted as Pisa muscosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja bisarmata Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Rathbunaja bisarmata (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja brevispinosa Dai, 1981 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja camtschatica Tilesius, 1815 accepted as Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja compressipes (Miers, 1879) accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja confragosa Griffin & Tranter, 1986 accepted as Alcomaja confragosa (Griffin & Tranter, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja erinacea Ninni, 1924 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja gracilipes Chen & Ng, 1999 accepted as Alcomaja gracilipes (Chen & Ng, 1999) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja japonica Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Maja Kaempferi Temminck, 1836 accepted as Macrocheira kaempferi (Temminck, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja kominatoensis (Kubo, 1936) accepted as Paramaja kominatoensis Kubo, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja linapacanensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Ovimaja compressipes (Miers, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja miersii Walker, 1887 accepted as Holthuija miersii (Walker, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja nagashimaensis Sakai, 1969 accepted as Alcomaja nagashimaensis (Sakai, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja nipponensis Sakai, 1934 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja sakaii Takeda & Miyake, 1969 accepted as Sakaija sakaii (Takeda & Miyake, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja spinigera (De Haan, 1837) accepted as Paramaya spinigera (De Haan, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja suluensis Rathbun, 1916 accepted as Holthuija suluensis (Rathbun, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Maja tuberculata De Haan, 1839 accepted as Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Maja verrucosa H. Milne Edwards accepted as Maia verrucosa H. Milne Edwards, 1834 accepted as Maja crispata Risso, 1827 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of genus name)
marine
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 154 [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Maja Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106909 on 2025-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Mamaia Stebbing, 1904) Stebbing, T.R.R. (1904). Gregarious Crustacea from Ceylon. <em>Spolia Zeylanica.</em> 2 (5): 1-29, pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Griffith, E.; Pidgeon, E. (1833). The Classes Annelida, Crustacea, and Arachnida, Arranged by the Baron Cuvier with Supplementary Additions to Each Order. In: The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its Organisation, by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., London, vol. 13(34–36): viii + 540 pp., Crustacea Pls. 1–23. [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]
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Mamaia Stebbing, 1904) Stebbing, T.R.R. (1904). Gregarious Crustacea from Ceylon. <em>Spolia Zeylanica.</em> 2 (5): 1-29, pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Griffith, E.; Pidgeon, E. (1833). The Classes Annelida, Crustacea, and Arachnida, Arranged by the Baron Cuvier with Supplementary Additions to Each Order. In: The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its Organisation, by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary addition to each order. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co., London, vol. 13(34–36): viii + 540 pp., Crustacea Pls. 1–23. [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]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) [The crabs of the Netherlands and Belgium (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)]. <em>Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> ISBN 90-73239-02-8. 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ケアシガニ属 | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Maja)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meria) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meria) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meria) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meria) (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Meria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
To ITIS
