Lithodes ahyongi
| Lithodes ahyongi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. ahyongi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes ahyongi Takeda, 2018[1]
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Lithodes ahyongi is a species of king crab.[2] As of 2018, one specimen has been identified, found between a depth of 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft) in Indonesia's Seram Sea.[1]
Description
Lithodes ahyongi's single known specimen is an adult female.[1] It is similar in appearance to Lithodes richeri, notably sharing its long rostrum.[1] The specimen's carapace is 175 mm (6.9 in) long[a] and 165 mm (6.5 in) wide.[1] Its first and second walking legs are 415 mm (16.3 in) and 445 mm (17.5 in) long, respectively.[1][b]
Distribution
Lithodes ahyongi was found by local fishermen in October 1993.[1] It was fished off Wahai on the northern coast of Seram Island in Indonesia's Maluku province at a depth between 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft).[1]
Taxonomy
Lithodes ahyongi was described in 2018 by carcinologist Masatsune Takeda.[1] It is named for carcinologist Shane T. Ahyong, whose work in 2010 identified that the species' holotype had been misidentified as Lithodes richeri.[1]
See also
- Lithodes ceramensis, also found in the Seram Sea
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Takeda, Masatsune (August 2018). "A new king crab of the genus Lithodes Latreille, 1806 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) from Indonesia" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A. 44 (3): 87–92. ISSN 2434-0901. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via the National Museum of Nature and Science.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Lithodes ahyongi Takeda, 2018". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
External links
- Data related to Lithodes ahyongi at Wikispecies