''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
''Paralomis'' is a genus of king crabs. It includes the following species:
*''Paralomis aculeata'' Henderson, 1888
*''Paralomis africana'' Macpherson, 1982
*'' Paralomis alcockiana'' Hall & Thatje, 2009
*'' Paralomis anamerae'' Macpherson, 1988
...
''.
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:
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*'' Lithodes aequispinus'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab
*'']Lithodes aotearoa
''Lithodes aoteoroa'' is a species of king crab in the family, Lithodidae, and was first described in 2010 by Shane T. Ahyong.
References
External links''Lithodes aotearoa'' occurrence datafrom GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information F ...
'' Ahyong, 2010
*''Lithodes australiensis
''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 ...
'' Ahyong, 2010
*''Lithodes ceramensis
''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 ...
'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004
*'' Lithodes chaddertoni'' Ahyong, 2010
*''Lithodes confundens
''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 t ...
'' Macpherson, 1988
*'' Lithodes couesi'' J. E. Benedict, 1895 – scarlet king crab
*''Lithodes ferox
''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 t ...
'' Filhol, 1885 – fierce king crab
*'' Lithodes formosae'' Ahyong & Chan, 2010
*'' Lithodes galapagensis'' Hall & Thatje, 2009
*'' Lithodes jessica'' Ahyong, 2010
*'' Lithodes longispina'' Sakai, 1971
*'' Lithodes macquariae'' Ahyong, 2010
*'' Lithodes maja'' ( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) – Norway king crab
*'' Lithodes mamillifer'' manningi Macpherson, 1988
*'' Lithodes manningi'' Macpherson, 1988
*'' Lithodes megacantha'' Macpherson, 1991
*'' Lithodes murrayi'' Henderson, 1888 – Subantarctic stone crab
*'' Lithodes nintokuae'' Sakai, 1976
*'' Lithodes panamensis'' Faxon, 1893
*'' Lithodes paulayi'' Macpherson & Chan, 2008
*'' Lithodes rachelae'' Ahyong, 2010
*''Lithodes richeri
''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 ...
'' Macpherson, 1990
*''Lithodes robertsoni
''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 ...
'' Ahyong, 2010
*'' Lithodes santolla'' (Molina, 1782) – southern king crab, Chilean king crab, centolla
*''Lithodes turkayi
''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 ...
'' Macpherson, 1988
*''Lithodes turritus
''Lithodes turritus'' is a species of king crab. It is found in Japan, the East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s nor ...
'' Ortmann, 1892
*'' Lithodes unicornis'' Macpherson, 1984
*'' Lithodes wiracocha'' Haig, 1974
References
King crabs
Decapod genera
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