Genus Maia (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Maia is a type genus of the Majidae, commonly referred to as the shallow water spider crab family.
- Genus Maia is distributed across tropical and temperate regions of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
- Representatives of the genus Maia demonstrate prominent spines on the outer corners of their eyestalks.
- Distribution patterns show genus Maia occurring worldwide except the North and South American eastern shores.
- Studies show the type genus Maia possesses oval to roughly oval shaped bodies among spider crab family.