Neolithodes capensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. capensis
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Neolithodes capensis, also known as cape stone crab,[2] is a species of king crab that is found in the Southern Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. It has been found to a depth of 660–3,200 metres (2,170–10,500 ft).[3][4][5] They have been found near Cape Point,[1] around the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the subantarctic,[6] and in the Bellingshausen Sea on the Antarctic continental slope.[7][8] In 2006, the description of a very similar species from the Ross Sea, N. yaldwyni, introduced the possibility that records from the Antarctic and subantarctic are not N. capensis.[9][10]
Description
[edit | edit source]Neolithodes capensis has numerous spines covering the surfaces of its carapace, chelipeds, and walking legs.[3] On its underside, thick spines are found on its abdomen, but these lessen in acuity after the second segment.[3] In males, its carapace measures up to 131 mm (5.2 in) in length and 130 mm (5.1 in) in width.[3] Its rostrum ranges from approximately 1⁄8 to 1⁄4 the length of its carapace.[3] Its chelae and dactyli both bear small spines, and the fingers of its chelae additionally feature rows of setae tufts.[3] It closely resembles N. yaldwyni, a king crab of the Southern Ocean.[5]
References
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- ^ Ahyong & Dawson 2006, p. 55.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, p. 107.
Works cited
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External links
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