Paralomis ochthodes is a species of king crab.[1] It has been identified in the Gulf of Boni of the island Sulawesi in Indonesia.[1] Its holotype's carapace measures 72 mm (2.8 in) long and 78 mm (3.1 in) wide, and it has been found at a depth of 1,281 m (4,203 ft).[1] At the time of its discovery in 1988, it was the only member of Paralomis found in Indonesia.[1]
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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: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. ochthodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis ochthodes Macpherson, 1988[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e Macpherson, Enrique (1988). "Three new species of Paralomis (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) from the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans". Zoologica Scripta. 17 (1): 69–75. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1988.tb00087.x – via ResearchGate.
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