WoRMS taxon details
Paramaya coccinea Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870219 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870219)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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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Type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The name is derived from the Latin for scarlet, alluding to the bright red colour of the species when alive.
Etymology The name is derived from the Latin for scarlet, alluding to the bright red colour of the species when alive. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Paramaya coccinea Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870219 on 2025-05-20
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Nomenclature
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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 [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The name is derived from the Latin for scarlet, alluding to the bright red colour of the species when alive. [details]
