Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Majidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 437 - 514 m (Ref. 82226). Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines and Chinese Taipei.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 130843. Habitat is rather special because Cyrtomaia largoi individuals are only found on level substrates full of hexactinellid glass sponges (Ref. 82226).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Bertrand de Forges, R. and P.K.L. Ng 2007 Notes on deep-sea spider crabs of the genus Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 from the Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae), with description of a new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 16:55-65. (Ref. 82226)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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