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Lithodes
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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King Crab
King crabs are a taxon of decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab (''Paralithodes camtschaticus''). King crabs are generally thought to be derived from hermit crab-like ancestors within the Paguridae, which may explain the asymmetry still found in the adult forms. This ancestry is supported by several anatomical peculiarities which are present only in king crabs and hermit crabs. Although some doubt still exists about this hypothesis, king crabs are the most widely quoted example of carcinisation among the Decapoda. The evidence for this explanation comes from the asymmetry of the king crab's abdomen, which is thought to reflect the asymmetry of hermit crabs, which must fit into a spiral shell. Controversial taxon Although formerly classified among the hermit crabs in the superfamily Paguroidea, king crabs are now placed in a ...
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Neolithodes
''Neolithodes'' is a genus of king crabs, in the family Lithodidae. They are found in all major oceans, both in high and low latitudes. Although there are records from water as shallow as in cold regions, most records are much deeper, typically , with the deepest confirmed at . They are fairly large to large crabs that typically are reddish in color and spiny, although the size of these spines varies depending on species (from long in species like '' N. grimaldii'' to very short in species like ''N. flindersi'', and tending to be more pronounced in small than in large individuals). Various sessile organisms such as barnacles are sometimes attached to their carapace and legs, and small commensal amphipods may live in their carapace. They are occasionally the victims of parasitic snailfish of the genus '' Careproctus'', which lay their egg mass in the gill chamber of the crab, forming a mobile "home" until they hatch. Conversely, some juvenile ''Neolithodes'' have a commensal r ...
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Lithodes Maja
''Lithodes maja'', the Norway king crab or trollkrabbe, is a species of king crab which occurs in colder North Atlantic waters off Europe and North America. It is found along the entire coast of Norway, including Svalbard, ranging south into the North Sea and Kattegat, the northern half of the British Isles (with a few records off southwest England), and around the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and off south-eastern Greenland. In the West Atlantic, it ranges from the Davis Strait between Greenland and Canada south to The Carolinas in the United States. The carapace is almost circular and may reach a width of up to . The whole body is brown or orange and is covered with large spikes. It lives on both soft and hard bottoms, at depths of . Like most king crabs, females are asymmetrical, with the left side of the abdomen considerably larger than the right, although specimens with the reverse of this are occasionally found. The low rate of egg An egg is an organic vessel grown by ...
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Lithodes Santolla
''Lithodes santolla'', also known as the southern king crab, king crab or centolla, is a species of king crab, found off southern South America including the Falklands/Malvinas. On the Pacific side, it is found in Chile from Valdivia at around 40° S to Cape Horn at 60° S. On the Atlantic side, it is found off Argentina.It lives in the benthic zone at depths of . In Chile, it mostly lives at depths to , but south of 40° S it has been found at . It is a large crab that can reach up to in carapace length. The lucrative centolla fishery around Tierra del Fuego led to an incident in August 1967 when the Argentine schooner ' was found fishing from Gable Island and had to be escorted out of Chilean waters by the Chilean patrol boat '. This event among many others led to the Beagle crisis in the late 1970s. The United States Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a List of United States federal agencies, federal agency ...
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Lithodes Jessica
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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Lithodes Paulayi
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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Lithodes Panamensis
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to ''Neolithodes'' and ''Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *'' Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Litho ...
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Lithodes Nintokuae
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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Lithodes Murrayi
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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Lithodes Megacantha
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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Lithodes Manningi
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to ''Neolithodes'' and ''Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *'' Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *'' Lith ...
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Lithodes Mamillifer
''Lithodes'' is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to '' Neolithodes'' and '' Paralomis''. They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of . They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at large depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Species ''Lithodes'' contains the following species: *''Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''Lith ...
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