Lithodes longispina

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Lithodes longispina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species:
L. longispina
Binomial name
Lithodes longispina
Sakai, 1971 [1]

Lithodes longispina is a species of king crab. [1] [2] It has been found in Japan and Taiwan. [1] [2] Before 2010, its reach was thought to be much greater than presently understood, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Guam. [3] It has also allegedly been sighted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. [4]

It closely resembles L. megacantha , L. formosae, and L. paulayi . [5] [6]

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<i>Lithodes</i> Genus of crustaceans

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<i>Paralomis zealandica</i> Species of crustacean

Paralomis zealandica, also known as the prickly king crab, is a species of king crab which lives at a depth of 254–1,212 m (833–3,976 ft) in New Zealand. It has spiky carapace. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1971 by Dawson & Yaldwyn. P. zealandica can be distinguished from other species in New Zealand waters by its thick covering of strong upright spines all over, including on its abdomen and along its legs and claws. The rostrum has three short, strong and sharp spines. It is the most prominent species of Paralomis in New Zealand.

Neolithodes flindersi is a species of king crab found in southeastern Australia. They have been found at depths of 887–1,333 metres (2,910–4,373 ft) but typically appear from 950–1,050 metres (3,120–3,440 ft). They most closely resemble Neolithodes brodiei and Neolithodes nipponensis.

Neolithodes yaldwyni is a species of king crab which is found in the Ross Sea from depths of 124–1,950 metres (407–6,398 ft). It had previously been misidentified as Neolithodes brodiei, and it closely resembles Neolithodes capensis.

Neolithodes bronwynae, commonly known as the rock crab, is a species of king crab which is found at the Whakatane Seamount in the Bay of Plenty, the Lord Howe Rise near Lord Howe Island, and possibly New Caledonia. It lives at a depth of 1,515–1,920 metres (4,970–6,299 ft). It has long spines and a deep-red colour.

Neolithodes capensis is a species of king crab which is found in the Southern Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. It has been found to a depth of 660–3,200 metres (2,170–10,500 ft).

<i>Neolithodes diomedeae</i> Species of king crab

Neolithodes diomedeae is a species of king crab which is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, and the Bellingshausen and Scotia Seas in the Southern Ocean.

Neolithodes nipponensis is a species of king crab which is found in Japan and Taiwan. It has been found at depths from 200–1,752 metres (656–5,748 ft).

Neolithodes duhameli is a species of king crab which is found in the Crozet Islands in the southwestern Indian Ocean from a depth of 620–1,500 metres (2,030–4,920 ft).

Paralomis dawsoni is a species of king crab which lives in New Caledonia, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands at depths of 400–1,118 m (1,312–3,668 ft). It is the largest species of Paralomis in New Zealand.

<i>Lithodes aotearoa</i> Species of crustacean

Lithodes aoteoroa is a New Zealand species of king crab in the family, Lithodidae, and was first described in 2010 by Shane T. Ahyong. It had formerly been confused with L. longispina and L. murrayi, but neither of those species are found in New Zealand.

Lithodes megacantha is a species of king crab.

Lithodes formosae is a species of king crab. It is presently known to be found in Taiwan from depths of 500–600 m (1,600–2,000 ft).

References

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  2. 1 2 Wang, Teng-Wei; Ahyong, Shane T.; Chan, Tin-Yam (14 January 2016). "First records of Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from southwestern Taiwan, including a site in the vicinity of a cold seep" (PDF). Zootaxa . 4066 (2): 173–176. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4066.2.6. PMID   27395543 via ResearchGate.
  3. Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 101–107. ISBN   978-0478232851. LCCN   2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
  4. Kelley, Elliott; Karl, McLetchie; Kelley, Christopher D.; et al. (15 August 2015). Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1504L2, Dive 14 (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. #19904. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. Macpherson, Enrique (1991). "A new species of the genus Lithodes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from french Polynesia" (PDF). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle . 4. 13 (1): 152–157. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. Ahyong, Shane T.; Chan, Tin-Yam (11 January 2010). "Lithodes formosae, a new species of king crab from Taiwan (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa . 2332 (1): 61–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.5 via ResearchGate.