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Species of king crab

Lithodes megacantha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species: L. megacantha
Binomial name
Lithodes megacantha
Macpherson, 1991

Lithodes megacantha is a species of king crab in the genus Lithodes. They are bright red and have been found in French Polynesia at depths of around 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

It closely resembles Lithodes longispina.

Etymology

The name "megacantha" means "large spine" from the Greek words "mega" and "acantha".

References

  1. ^ 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.

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Lithodidae species
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Acantholithodes
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Paralithodes californiensis
Lithodinae
Cryptolithodes
Echidnocerus
Glyptolithodes
Lithodes
Neolithodes
Paralithodes
Paralomis
Phyllolithodes
Rhinolithodes
Sculptolithodes
Taxon identifiers
Lithodes megacantha


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