DecaNet taxon details
Sakaija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870200)
accepted
Genus
Maja japonica Rathbun, 1932 accepted as Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932) (type by original designation)
- Species Sakaija africana (Griffin & Tranter, 1986)
- Species Sakaija amicitiae Ng & Richer de Forges, 2021
- Species Sakaija japonica (Rathbun, 1932)
- Species Sakaija longispinosa Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
- Species Sakaija sakaii (Takeda & Miyake, 1969)
- Species Sakaija santo Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
- Species Sakaija serenei Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
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 genus name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the family name Sakai with Maja. It honours the significant work...
Etymology The genus name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the family name Sakai with Maja. It honours the significant work done by the late Tune Sakai in advancing our knowledge of Asian Majoidea. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Sakaija Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870200 on 2025-04-05
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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
From editor or global species database
Etymology The genus name is derived from an arbitrary combination of the family name Sakai with Maja. It honours the significant work done by the late Tune Sakai in advancing our knowledge of Asian Majoidea. [details]
