Lithodes ceramensis is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found somewhere between a depth of 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft) in Indonesia's Seram Sea.[1] It is notable for being left-handed, whereas lithodids are typically right-handed.[1] It is named after the Seram Sea where its holotype was found.[1]
| Lithodes ceramensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. ceramensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004[1]
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See also
edit- Lithodes ahyongi, also found in the Seram Sea
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Takeda, Masatsune; Nagai, Shinji (22 March 2004). "Four Species of Giant Crustaceans from the Indonesian Depths, with Description of a New Species of the Family Lithodidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series A, Zoology. 30 (1): 9–21. ISSN 0385-2423. S2CID 220054163. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2020 – via the National Museum of Nature and Science.
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