Decanet taxon details
Planaja plana Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870232)
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 
Type locality contained in Balicasag Island
type locality contained in Balicasag Island [details]
Etymology From the Latin “planum” for flattened, alluding to the relatively flatter carapace of the species.
Etymology From the Latin “planum” for flattened, alluding to the relatively flatter carapace of the species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Planaja plana Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870232 on 2025-05-19
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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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the Latin “planum” for flattened, alluding to the relatively flatter carapace of the species. [details]
