''Lithodes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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 camtsch ...

s. 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

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s, 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 ''Lithodes aequispinus'', the golden king crab, also known as the brown king crab, is a king crab species native to the North Pacific. Golden king crabs are primarily found in the Aleutian Islands and waters nearer to Alaska and British Columbia; ...

'' Benedict, 1895 – golden king crab *'' Lithodes aotearoa'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes australiensis'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes ceramensis'' Takeda & Nagai, 2004 *''

Lithodes chaddertoni ''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 ...

'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes confundens'' Macpherson, 1988 *''

Lithodes couesi ''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 ...

'' J. E. Benedict, 1895 – scarlet king crab *'' Lithodes ferox'' Filhol, 1885 – fierce king crab *''

Lithodes formosae ''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 & Chan, 2010 *''

Lithodes galapagensis ''Lithodes galapagensis'' is a species of king crab described in 2009 that lives around the Galapagos Islands, where known from depths of . The two specimens upon which it was described (the holotype male and a paratype In zoology and bota ...

'' Hall & Thatje, 2009 *'' Lithodes jessica'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes longispina'' Sakai, 1971 *'' Lithodes macquariae'' Ahyong, 2010 *''

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 th ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1758) – Norway king crab *''

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 ...

'' manningi Macpherson, 1988 *''

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 t ...

'' Macpherson, 1988 *''

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 ...

'' Macpherson, 1991 *''

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 ...

'' Henderson, 1888 – Subantarctic stone crab *''

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 ...

'' Sakai, 1976 *''

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 t ...

'' Faxon, 1893 *''

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 ...

'' Macpherson & Chan, 2008 *'' Lithodes rachelae'' Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lithodes richeri'' Macpherson, 1990 *'' Lithodes robertsoni'' Ahyong, 2010 *''

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 4 ...

'' (Molina, 1782) – southern king crab, Chilean king crab, centolla *'' Lithodes turkayi'' Macpherson, 1988 *'' Lithodes turritus'' Ortmann, 1892 *''

Lithodes unicornis ''Lithodes unicornis'' is a species of king crab. References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13768280 King crabs Crustaceans described in 1984 Taxa named by Enrique Macpherson ...

'' Macpherson, 1984 *'' Lithodes wiracocha'' Haig, 1974

References

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