Neolithodes flindersi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Neolithodes |
Species: | N. flindersi |
Binomial name | |
Neolithodes flindersi Ahyong, 2010 |
Neolithodes flindersi is a species of king crab found in southeastern Australia. They have been found at depths of 887–1,333 metres (2,910–4,373 ft) but typically appear from 950–1,050 metres (3,120–3,440 ft). They most closely resemble Neolithodes brodiei and Neolithodes nipponensis.
Appearance
N. flindersi is bright red in colour and has only a few prominent spines, covered mostly instead by numerous small spinules. It has a pyriform carapace having been measured as large as 183.3 mm (7.22 in) in length and 115.8 mm (4.56 in) in width, making it the largest lithodid known from Australia.
Interspecies interactions
N. flindersi have been found to be parasitised by the snailfish genus Careproctus, who deposit eggs in the crabs' gill chambers. They have been found in Alcyonacea corals such as Chrysogorgia orientalis.
References
- ^ Ahyong, Shane T. (18 February 2010). "Neolithodes flindersi, a new species of king crab from southeastern Australia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae)". Zootaxa. 2362 (1): 55–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.193654 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ 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. 89–101. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Neolithodes flindersi at Wikimedia Commons
- [REDACTED] Data related to Neolithodes flindersi at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers | |
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Neolithodes flindersi |