Common spider crab
Dorsal view of Maja squinado. Carapace and legs encrusted with barnacles.
Image width ca 40 cm.
Image: Keith Hiscock
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Maja squinado Common spider crab |
Dorsal view of Maja squinado. Carapace and legs encrusted with barnacles. Image width ca 40 cm. Image: Keith Hiscock |
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Phylum | Crustacea |
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Class | Eumalacostraca |
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Habitat Information |
| Found on coarse sand mixed grounds and bedrock on the open coast. Also found in deep tide pools and shallow sublittoral to 50 m. |
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Species description |
| A very large crab with a circular, convex carapace which is bordered by strong tapering spines. It is red, brownish-red, or yellowish in colour and the body can grow up to 20 cm long and is often covered with attached algae. |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
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>Asia Shoal Cawsand Bay Eddystone (inner) Channel Grounds Eddystone (outer) Channel Grounds Mewstone Echinoderm or Corner Ground Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds Yealm |