Neolithodes bronwynae
| Neolithodes bronwynae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. bronwynae
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolithodes bronwynae | |
Neolithodes bronwynae, commonly known as the rock crab,[3][4] is a species of king crab which is found in the West Pacific.[5]
Description
Neolithodes bronwynae is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace having been measured as large as 220.0 mm (8.66 in) in length and 155.9 mm (6.14 in) in width.[6] The dorsal surfaces of its carapace, chelipeds, and walking legs are covered in long, slender spines with granules inbetween.[7] Long spines cover its second abdominal segment, while the rest are covered in spines or nodules.[8]
Description
Neolithodes bronwynae has been found in the Whakatane Seamount in the Bay of Plenty, the Lord Howe Rise near Lord Howe Island, eastern Australia, and possibly New Caledonia.[9][10] In 2025, it was identified in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain's Koko Guyot and Yuryaku Seamount.[11] It has been found at depths of 1,245–2,643 metres (4,085–8,671 ft).[11][12]
Taxonomy
Neolithodes bronwynae was described in 2010 by carcinologist Shane T. Ahyong from a male holotype taken from the Whakatane Seamount.[13] Its specific name, "bronwynae", is named for Bronwyn Ahyong.[8] It most closely resembles N. vinogradovi and N. duhameli.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Funnell et al. 2023, p. 24.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 83–89.
- ^ "Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!". Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species". Mongabay. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Ahyong, Shane T. (1 September 2020). "Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 83, 85, 87.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, pp. 83, 87.
- ^ a b c Ahyong 2010, p. 87.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, p. 89.
- ^ O'Hara et al. 2020, p. 14.
- ^ a b Egorova & Dautova 2025, p. 3.
- ^ Ferrelly & Ahyong 2019, p. 13.
- ^ Ahyong 2010, p. 83.
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 Diversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
- Farrelly, Caroline A.; Ahyong, Shane T. (2019). "Deepwater decapod, stomatopod and lophogastrid Crustacea from Eastern Australia and the Great Australian Bight collected in 2015–2017: preliminary identifications of 191 species". Museum Victoria Science Reports. 21 (21): 1–97. doi:10.24199/j.mvsr.2019.21. ISSN 1833-0290.
- O'Hara, T.D.; et al. (18 September 2020). "The lower bathyal and abyssal seafloor fauna of eastern Australia". Marine Biodiversity Records. 13 (1): Article number 11. Bibcode:2020MBdR...13...11O. doi:10.1186/s41200-020-00194-1. hdl:11250/2756927. ISSN 1755-2672.
- Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- Egorova, Evgeniia; Dautova, Tatiana N. (August 2025). "Brachyuran and anomuran Decapoda of the Emperor Seamounts". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 222: 105501. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2025.105501.
External links
- Media related to Neolithodes bronwynae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Neolithodes bronwynae at Wikispecies
- Images of a N. bronwynae specimen at Museums Victoria