Decanet taxon details
Alcomaja irrorata Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870207 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870207)
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 The name is derived from the Latin “irroratus” which means covered with granules, alluding to the appearance of the...
Etymology The name is derived from the Latin “irroratus” which means covered with granules, alluding to the appearance of the species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alcomaja irrorata Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870207 on 2025-09-11
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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 The name is derived from the Latin “irroratus” which means covered with granules, alluding to the appearance of the species. [details]