Lithodes galapagensis
| Lithodes galapagensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. galapagensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes galapagensis Hall & Thatje, 2009 [1] | |
Lithodes galapagensis is a species of king crab identified in 2009 which lives around the Galapagos Islands, in warm water. King crabs had once been thought to be confined to cold waters.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Sally Hall & Sven Thatje (2009). "Four new species of the family Lithodidae (Decapoda: Anomura) from the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution" (PDF). Zootaxa 2302: 31–47.
- ↑ Rory Howlett (December 2, 2009). "King crab family bigger than ever". National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK).
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