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).[2][3][4] They have been found near Cape Point[1] and around the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the subantarctic,[5] and they are widespread in the Bellingshausen Sea on the Antarctic continental slope.[6][7]
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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: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. capensis
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| Neolithodes capensis | |
Appearance
editN. capensis has numerous spines covering the surfaces of its carapace, chelipeds, and walking legs.[2] On its underside, thick spines are found on its abdomen, but these lessen in acuity after the second segment.[2] In males, its carapace measures up to 131 mm (5.2 in) in length and 130 mm (5.1 in) in width.[2] Its rostrum ranges from approximately 1⁄8 to 1⁄4 the length of its carapace.[2] Its chelae and dactyli both bear small spines, and the fingers of its chelae additionally feature rows of setae tufts.[2] It closely resembles N. yaldwyni, another king crab of the Southern Ocean.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Stebbing, Thomas R. R. (1905). "South African Crustacea. Part III". In Gilchrist, John Dow Fisher (ed.). Marine Investigations in South Africa. Vol. IV. pp. 70–73.
- ^ a b c d e f Macpherson, Enrique (1988). "Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Monografías de Zoología Marina. II: 40–42. ISSN 0213-4020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2020 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- ^ Griffiths, Huw J.; Whittle, Rowan J.; Roberts, Stephen J.; Belchier, Mark; Linse, Katrin (July 2013). Archambault, Philippe (ed.). "Antarctic Crabs: Invasion or Endurance?". PLoS One. 8 (7): e66981. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...866981G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066981. PMC 3700924. PMID 23843974.
- ^ a b 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. 73, 107. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ Macpherson, Enrique (26 March 2004). "A new species and new records of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands area (Subantarctica)". Polar Biology. 27 (7): 418–422. doi:10.1007/s00300-004-0609-1. S2CID 25109992.
- ^ García Raso, J. E.; Manjón-Cabeza, M. E.; Ramos, A.; Olaso, I. (23 March 2005). "New record of Lithodidae (Crustacea Decapoda, Anomura) from the Antarctic (Bellingshausen Sea)" (PDF). Polar Biology. 28 (8): 642–646. doi:10.1007/s00300-005-0722-9. S2CID 2955102. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2020 – via the University of Málaga.
- ^ Thatje, Sven; Hall, Sally; Hauton, Chris; Held, Christoph; Tyler, Paul (27 May 2008). "Encounter of lithodid crab Paralomis birsteini on the continental slope off Antarctica, sampled by ROV" (PDF). Polar Biology. 31 (9): 1143–1148. doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0457-5. S2CID 1675115. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2018 – via the University of Southampton.
External links
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