Paralomis sonne

Paralomis sonne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Paralomis
Species:	P. sonne
Binomial name
Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009 [1]

Paralomis sonne is a species of king crab known from the coast of northern Chile. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Paralomis sonne has a pyriform carapace which is slightly wider than it is long, and its entire body is covered in spinules. ^[3]

Distribution

Paralomis sonne has been found off the coast of Antofagasta, northern Chile, at depths of 1,775 m (5,823 ft). ^[3]

Taxonomy

Paralomis sonne was described in 2009 by marine biologist Guillermo Guzmán. ^[3] The name "sonne" is taken from RV Sonne, the German research vessel whose crew originally found P. sonne off the coast of Chile in 2001. ^[4]

References

1. Guzmán 2009, p. 1.
2. De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 23 July 2025.
3. Guzmán 2009, p. 2.
4. Guzmán 2009, p. 4.

Works cited

• Guzmán, Guillermo (2009). "Paralomis sonne nueva especie de Litodido (Decapoda, Paguroidea, Lithodidae) en aguas profundas frente a Antofagasta, Chile" [Paralomis sonne, a new species of lithodid (Decapoda, Paguroidea, Lithodidae) in deep waters off Antofagasta, Chile](PDF). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (in Spanish). 37 (2): 253–257. doi:10.3856/vol37-issue2-fulltext-x. ISSN   0718-560X – via SciELO.