Lithodes chaddertoni
| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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
References
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 31–41.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ 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
- Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
External links
- Media related to Lithodes chaddertoni at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Lithodes chaddertoni at Wikispecies