Platymaia alcocki is a species of crab in the family Inachidae.

Platymaia alcocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Inachidae
Genus: Platymaia
Species:
P. alcocki
Binomial name
Platymaia alcocki
Rathbun, 1918

Distribution

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It is found between the depths of 208 to 632.5 meters deep, and near Madagascar and the Philippines.[citation needed] It has been found in deep-water environments off the cost of Thailand[1] and in the Indian Ocean[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kamonchanok Wongissarakul; Pattanee Jantrarotai; Puntip Wisespongpand (May 2019). Species richness and distribution of marine spider crabs (Majoidea) in Thailand (PDF) (Report). International Conference on Biodiversity. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ D.J.G. Griffin; H.A. Tranter (1986). Some Majid Spider Crabs from the Deep Indo-West Pacific (PDF) (Report). Australian Museum. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2021. Remarks. Previously only two species of Platymaia - P. alcocki Rathbun and P. turbynei Stebbing - had been reported from the Indian Ocean. We describe here a new species of Platymaia from off the north-west of Australia and also record P. fimbriata Rathbun, previously known only from the west Pacific, from the same area. Distribution. Indo-West Pacific.