''Maja'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
majid crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s erected by
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
in 1801. It includes the following extant species:
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Maja africana
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Griffin & Tranter, 1996
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Maja bisarmata''
Rathbun, 1916
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Maja brachydactyla''
Balss, 1922
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Maja capensis
''Maja capensis'', the Agulhas spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Majidae
Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 200 marine species inside 52 genera, with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a poi ...
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Ortmann, 1894
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Maja compressipes''
(Miers, 1879)
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Maja confragosa''
Griffin & Tranter, 1996
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Maja crispata''
Risso, 1827
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Maja erinacea''
de Ninni, 1924
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Maja gibba
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Alcock, 1899
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Maja goltziana''
d'Oliviera, 1888
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Maja gracilipes
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Chen & Ng, 1999
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Maja japonica
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Rathbun, 1932
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Maja kominatoensis
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Kubo, 1936
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Maja linapacanensis
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Rathbun, 1916
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Maja miersii
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Walker, 1887
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Maja sakaii
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Takeda & Miyake, 1969
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Maja spinigera
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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(De Haan, 1837)
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Maja squinado
''Maja squinado'' (the European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab) is a species of Animal migration, migratory crab found in the north-east Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The appearance of the European spi ...
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(Herbst, 1788)
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Maja suluensis
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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Rathbun, 1916
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Maja tuberculata
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
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De Haan, 1839
A further 12 species are known from
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
s.
References
Majoidea
Decapod genera
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