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]
| Lithodes longispina | |
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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. longispina
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971[1]
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It closely resembles L. megacantha, L. formosae, and L. paulayi.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sakai, Tune (2017). "Illustrations of 15 species of crabs of the family Lithodidae, two of which are new to science". Researches on Crustacea. 4.5: 1–49. doi:10.18353/rcustacea.4.5.0_1. ISSN 2433-0973. S2CID 89692320.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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