''Paralomis'' 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 ...
s. It includes the following species:
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Paralomis aculeata
''Paralomis aculaeta'' is a species of king crab known only by the male holotype found off the coast of Prince Edward Islands, Prince Edward Island, a Sub-Antarctic Islands, sub-Antarctic island, by J.R. Henderson on the HMS Challenger (1858), '' ...
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Henderson, 1888
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Paralomis africana
''Paralomis africana'' is a species of king crab found off the coast of Namibia. It has been found from . Its carapace
A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, includi ...
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Macpherson, 1982
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Paralomis alcockiana''
Hall & Thatje, 2009
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Paralomis anamerae''
Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis arae
''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
...
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Macpherson, 2001
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Paralomis arethusa''
Macpherson, 1994
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Paralomis aspera
''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 ...
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Faxon, 1893
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Paralomis birsteini
''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
*' ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis bouvieri''
Hansen, 1908
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Paralomis ceres
''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
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Macpherson, 1989
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Paralomis chilensis
''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 ...
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Andrade, 1980
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Paralomis cristata
''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 ...
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Takeda & Ohta, 1979
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Paralomis cristulata
''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 ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis cubensis
''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 ...
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Chace, 1939
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Paralomis danida
''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 ...
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Takeda & Bussarawit, 2007
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Paralomis dawsoni
''Paralomis dawsoni'' is a species of king crab which lives in New Caledonia, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands at depths of . It is the largest species of ''Paralomis'' in New Zealand.
Etymology
The species name "''dawsoni''" is dedicated ...
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Macpherson, 2001
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Paralomis debodeorum
''Paralomis debodeorum'' is an extinct species of king crab which lived in New Zealand during the Middle–Late Miocene. It was discovered in the Greta Siltstone on Motunau Beach, North Canterbury, near the mouth
In animal anatomy, the mout ...
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Feldmann, 1998 †
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Paralomis diomedeae
''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 ...
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(Faxon, 1893)
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Paralomis dofleini
''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 ...
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Balss, 1911
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Paralomis echidna
''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 ...
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Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis elongata''
Spiridonov, Turkay, Arntz & Thatje, 2006
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Paralomis erinacea
''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
...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis formosa''
Henderson, 1888
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Paralomis gowlettholmes''
Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis granulosa''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
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Paralomis grossmani
''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, 19 ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis haigae''
Eldredge, 1976
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Paralomis hirtella''
de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1997
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Paralomis histrix''
(De Haan, 1849)
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Paralomis hystrixoides''
Sakai, 1980
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Paralomis inca''
Haig, 1974
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Paralomis indica''
Alcock & Anderson, 1899
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Paralomis investigatoris
''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
*' ...
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Alcock & Anderson, 1899
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Paralomis jamsteci''
Takeda & Hashimoto, 1990
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Paralomis japonicus''
Balss, 1911
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Paralomis kyushupalauensis''
Takeda, 1985
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Paralomis longidactylus''
Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972
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Paralomis longipes''
Faxon, 1893
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Paralomis makarovi''
Hall & Thatje, 2009
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Paralomis manningi
''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
*' ...
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Williams, Smith & Baco, 2000
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Paralomis medipacifica''
Takeda, 1974
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Paralomis mendagnai''
Macpherson, 2003
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Paralomis microps
''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
*' ...
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Filhol, 1884
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Paralomis multispina
''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
...
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(Benedict, 1895)
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Paralomis nivosa
''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
...
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Hall & Thatje, 2009
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Paralomis ochthodes
''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
*' ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis odawarai
''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, 198 ...
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(Sakai, 1980)
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Paralomis otsuae''
Wilson, 1990
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Paralomis pacifica''
Sakai, 1978
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Paralomis papillata
''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
*' ...
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(Benedict, 1895)
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Paralomis pectinata
''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
*' ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis phrixa
''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
...
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Macpherson, 1992
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Paralomis poorei''
Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis roeleveldae
''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
*' ...
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Kensley, 1981
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Paralomis seagranti
''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 ...
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Eldredge, 1976
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Paralomis serrata''
Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis spectabilis''
Hansen, 1908
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Paralomis spinosissima
''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
*' ...
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Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972
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Paralomis staplesi''
Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis stella''
Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis stevensi''
Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
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Paralomis taylorae
''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
*' ...
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Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis truncatispinosa''
Takeda & Miyake, 1980
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Paralomis tuberipes
''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
*' ...
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Macpherson, 1988
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Paralomis verrilli
''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
*' ...
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(Benedict, 1895)
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Paralomis webberi''
Ahyong, 2010
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Paralomis zealandica
''Paralomis zealandica'', also known as the prickly king crab, is a species of king crab which lives at a depth of in New Zealand. It has spiky carapace. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1971 by Dawson & Yaldwyn ...
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Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971
References
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King crabs
Decapod genera
Taxa named by Adam White (zoologist)
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