DecaNet taxon details
Holthuija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870199)
accepted
Genus
Maja miersii Walker, 1887 accepted as Holthuija miersii (Walker, 1887) (type by original designation)
marine
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 
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 at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870199 on 2025-04-05
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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
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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]
