Lithodes chaddertoni
| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
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| File:Lithodes chaddertoni TePapa specimen MA I526479.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. chaddertoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
Lithodes chaddertoni is a species of king crab.[2] It is found southwest of Australia either on the Naturaliste Plateau or the Broken Ridge, although precise distribution information is not presently known.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Lithodes chaddertoni is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace covered with long, slender spines and sparsely distributed granules.[4] Its spines are the largest of any known Lithodes species, with the spines and rostrum being nearly 0.9x as long as the postorbital[a] carapace length in adults.[6] Along with Lithodes jessica, it is highly distinct from other Lithodes in that it retains its sharp juvenile spines – common in Lithodes – into adulthood.[7]
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 31–41.
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- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 37, 41.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 39, 41.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 12.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 40–41.
- ^ Shane & Ahyong 2010, p. 37-41.
Works cited
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External links
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