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Holthuija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015

870199  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870199)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Brachyura (Infraorder)
  12. Eubrachyura (Section)
  13. Heterotremata (Subsection)
  14. Majoidea (Superfamily)
  15. Majidae (Family)
  16. Majinae (Subfamily)
  17. Holthuija (Genus)
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Genus
Maja miersii Walker, 1887 accepted as Holthuija miersii (Walker, 1887) (type by original designation)

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Ng, P.K.L.; Richer de Forges, B. (2015). Revision of the spider crabs of the genus <em>Maja </em>Lamarck, 1801 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea: Majidae), with descriptions of seven new genera and 17 new species from the Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 63: 110-225. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Etymology The name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the name Holthuis, with the genus name Maja. This honours the major...  
Etymology The name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the name Holthuis, with the genus name Maja. This honours the major contribution by the late Lipke B. Holthuis in resolving the convoluted nomenclature of the genus.  [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Holthuija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870199 on 2025-05-20
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2016-02-15 08:53:12Z
created
Ng, Peter
2016-06-07 06:26:06Z
changed
Davie, Peter
2020-03-24 11:33:18Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2022-09-18 13:49:04Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Ng, P.K.L.; Richer de Forges, B. (2015). Revision of the spider crabs of the genus <em>Maja </em>Lamarck, 1801 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majoidea: Majidae), with descriptions of seven new genera and 17 new species from the Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 63: 110-225. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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Etymology The name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the name Holthuis, with the genus name Maja. This honours the major contribution by the late Lipke B. Holthuis in resolving the convoluted nomenclature of the genus.  [details]
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