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Alcomaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015

870198  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870198)

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Genus
Alcomaja irrorata Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015 (type by original designation)

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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  PDF available
Etymology The genus is named after Alfred William Alcock.  
Etymology The genus is named after Alfred William Alcock. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alcomaja Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870198 on 2025-09-11
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2016-02-15 08:53:12Z
created
Ng, Peter
2016-06-07 06:26:06Z
changed
Davie, Peter
2020-03-24 11:33:18Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2022-09-18 13:49:04Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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  PDF available
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Etymology The genus is named after Alfred William Alcock. [details]