WoRMS taxon details
Paramaya ouch Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015
870218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870218)
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 Balicasag Island
type locality contained in Balicasag Island [details]
Etymology The name is derived from the old English word for jewel and ornament, alluding to the beautiful arrangement of red spines...
Etymology The name is derived from the old English word for jewel and ornament, alluding to the beautiful arrangement of red spines and tubercles of the species. It also indirectly
alludes to the exclamation for pain, associated with careless handling of the present spiny species. [details]
alludes to the exclamation for pain, associated with careless handling of the present spiny species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Paramaya ouch Ng & Richer de Forges, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870218 on 2026-07-13
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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
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Etymology The name is derived from the old English word for jewel and ornament, alluding to the beautiful arrangement of red spines and tubercles of the species. It also indirectly alludes to the exclamation for pain, associated with careless handling of the present spiny species. [details]
