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Greater spiny crab / spiny spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Grobe Seenspinne / TeufelskrabbeGerman (Germany)
- CámbaraEuropean Spanish
- Centollo / CentollaEuropean Spanish
- Araignée de mer AtlantiqueFrench (France)
- EdderkoppkrabbeNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Spinkrab / grote spinkrabDutch (Netherlands)
- SantolaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Maja (Maia) squinado
- Maja squinado
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Sources
- SOHIER Sandra, PETIT DE VOIZE Patrice, NOËL Pierre in : DORIS, 22/05/2016 : Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/857
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1177
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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