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| Lithodes macquariae | Ahyong, 2010
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| Lithodes maja | ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) – Norway king crab, northern stone crab
| Lithodes maja | ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) – Norway king crab, northern stone crab
| Lithodes mamillifer | manningi Macpherson, 1988
| Lithodes mamillifer | Macpherson, 1988
| Lithodes manningi | Macpherson, 1988
| Lithodes manningi | Macpherson, 1988
| Lithodes megacantha | Macpherson, 1991
| Lithodes megacantha | Macpherson, 1991

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Lithodes
Lithodes santolla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Latreille, 1806

Lithodes is a genus of king crabs. Today there are about 30 recognized species, but others formerly included in this genus have been moved to Neolithodes and Paralomis.[1] They are found in oceans around the world, ranging from shallow to deep waters, but mostly at depths of 100–1,000 m (300–3,300 ft). They are restricted to relatively cold waters, meaning that they only occur at high depths at low latitudes, but some species also shallower at high latitudes. They are medium to large crabs, and some species are or were targeted by fisheries.[2][3][4]

Species

Lithodes contains the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Türkay (2010). "Lithodes Latreille, 1806". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Stevens, B.G. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-5542-3.
  3. ^ Macpherson, E. (1988). Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean. Monografías de Zoología Marina 2: 1-153.
  4. ^ Emmerson, W.D. (2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa, vol. 2. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-9097-7