Pteromaja maklayi

Pteromaja maklayi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Majoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Majoidea

Familia: Epialtidae
Subfamilia: Pisinae
Genus: Pteromaja
Species: Pteromaja maklayi

Name

Pteromaja maklayi Ng & Anker, 2014:819

Holotype: ZRC 2014.0229

Type locality: MNHN-IU-2013-1435, ovigerous female (8.2 × 5.4 mm), Papua New Guinea, Madang Lagoon, southern margin of northern Malamal Passage, South Sek Island, 05°06.96′S, 145°49.37′E, sta. PR-153, drop-off wall and topping coral reef, depth: 6–50 m, substrate (algae and rubble) and visual hand collection, leg. L. LeGall, M. Oliverio, S. Hourdez, E. Pante (processed by A. Anker), 2 December 2012

References

• Ng, P.K.L. & Anker, A. 2014. Pteromaja maklayi gen. et sp. nov., a remarkable new spider crab (Crustacea: Brachyura: Epialtidae) from Papua New Guinea. Marine Biology Research 10(8): 816-823. DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.853127 Reference page.