Lithodes rachelae is a species of king crab.[1] It is distributed along the southern coast of Australia at depths of 930–1,500 m (3,050–4,920 ft), from the far southwest to the Great Australian Bight.[1]
| Lithodes rachelae | |
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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. rachelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes rachelae | |
Holotype site: Great Australian Bight[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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 Biodiversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 55–60. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
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