| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. chaddertoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
Lithodes chaddertoni is a species of king crab. [2] It is found southwest of Australia either on the Naturaliste Plateau or the Broken Ridge, although precise distribution information is not presently known. [3]
Lithodes chaddertoni is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace covered with long, slender spines and sparsely distributed granules. [4] Its spines are the largest of any known Lithodes species, with the spines and rostrum being nearly 0.9x as long as the postrostral [a] carapace length in adults. [5] Along with Lithodes jessica , it is highly distinct from other Lithodes in that it retains its sharp juvenile spines – common in Lithodes – into adulthood. [6]
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