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.
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Maja squinado Herbst 1788
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Editor: Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters
Author: Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson 2008. Maja squinado. Common spider crab. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 05/01/2011]. Available from:
