Maja brachydactyla Atlantic Spider Crab

Maja brachydactyla is commonly referred to as Atlantic Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Maja brachydactyla, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2018

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AphiaID:: 107347

Scientific:: Maja brachydactyla
German:: Atlantische Seespinne
English:: Atlantic Spider Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Majidae (Family) > Maja (Genus) > brachydactyla (Species)
Initial determination:: Balss, 1922

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bay of Biscay, Belgium, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Morocco, Namibia, North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Atlantic, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 80 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 5.12" - 8.66" (13cm - 22cm)
Temperature:: 13,5 °F - 80.6 °F (13,5°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Maja africana
Maja bisarmata
Maja brachydactyla
Atlantische Seespinne
Maja capensis
Maja compressipes
Maja confragosa
Maja crispata
Kleine Mittelmeer-Seespinne
Maja erinacea
Maja gibba
Maja goltziana
Maja gracilipes
Maja japonica
Maja kominatoensis
Maja linapacanensis
Maja miersii
Maja nagashimaensis
Maja sakaii
Maja spinigera
Maja squinado
Mittelmeer Seespinne
Maja suluensis
Maja tuberculata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-09-21 14:12:01
Last edit:: 2025-09-21 14:27:05

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Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922

Synonymised names
Maïa gigantea Baudouin, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maja squinado var. brachydactyla Balss, 1922 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mamaia queketti Stebbing, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229123860_Oxygen_consumption_in_spider_crab_Maja_brachydactyla_Effect_of_weight_temperature_sex_feeding_and_daily_light-dark_cycle (en). Abgerufen am 21.09.2025.
marlin.ac.uk (en). Abgerufen am 21.09.2025.
sealifebase.org (en). Abgerufen am 21.09.2025.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 21.09.2025.

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