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''Lopholithodes'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 camtscha ...
. It includes ''Lopholithodes foraminatus'' (the
brown box crab The brown box crab (''Lopholithodes foraminatus'') is a king crab that lives from Prince William Sound, Alaska to San Diego, California, at depths of . It reaches a carapace length of and feeds on bivalves and detritus. The box crab gets its nam ...
) and ''Lopholithodes mandtii'', the
Puget Sound king crab The Puget Sound king crab (''Lopholithodes mandtii''), is a species of king crab which inhabits the oceans of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to central California. Adults are orange, red and purple in color, while juveniles are ei ...
.


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