Paralomis spinosissima
| Paralomis spinosissima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. spinosissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972[1]
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Paralomis spinosissima is a species of king crab.[1][2] It has been found in the Southeast Atlantic, the Scotia Sea, near South Georgia island, and south of the Falkland Islands at depths of 132–877 m (433–2,877 ft).[3]
Description
Paralomis spinosissima's carapace is pyriform or nearly pentagonal in shape and is slightly longer than it is wide.[3] Its rostrum extends past the eyestalks and consists of three sharp spines – one medial pointing forward and two dorsal diverging outward and upward.[3] Its carapace is covered with long, conical spines, and its walking legs and chelipeds are densely covered in long, sharp ones.[3] The lateral and posterior regions of the carapace are covered by small spines, while the dorsal and ventral margins are covered in tall spines and blunt spines, respectively.[3] It can grow up to 126 mm (5.0 in) in length and 132 mm (5.2 in) in width, and adults have weighed up to 1.40 kg (3.1 lb).[4]
References
- ^ a b Birstein & Vinogradov 1972, p. 351.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Olguín, Ocampo & Farias 2015, p. 240.
- ^ Belchier, Peatman & Brown 2012, p. 6.
Works cited
- Birstein, Yacov Avadievich; Vinogradov, Lev Grigorievich (1972). "Craboids (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) of the Atlantic sector of the Antarctic, South America and south Africa". Zoologicheskij Zhurnal (in Russian). 51 (3): 351–363.
- Belchier, Mark; Peatman, Tom; Brown, Judith (2012). "The biology, ecology and development of fishery management advice for the anomuran crabs at South Georgia (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3)" (PDF). CCAMLR Science. 19: 1–15. ISSN 1023-4063.
- Olguín, Nicole; Ocampo, Emiliano Hernán; Nahuel Emiliano, Farias (14 May 2015). "New record of Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov (Decapoda: Anomura: Lithodidae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina". Zootaxa. 3957 (2): 239–242. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.9. PMID 26249071.
External links
- Media related to Paralomis spinosissima at Wikimedia Commons