Lithodes
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Lithodes is a genus
of king crab
s, containing the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of king crab
King crab
King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus.King...
s, containing the following species:
- Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes australiensis Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004
- Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes confundens Macpherson, 1988
- Lithodes ferox Filhol, 1885
- Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes macquariae Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes majaLithodes majaLithodes maja is a species of king crab which occurs in the colder waters of Europe and North America. It is found along entire coast of Norway, the northern half of the British Isles, and around the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Svalbard and off south-eastern Greenland. In Canada, it is found from...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Lithodes manningi Macpherson, 1988
- Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888
- Lithodes paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008
- Lithodes rachelae Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes richeri Macpherson, 1990
- Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010
- Lithodes santolla (Molina, 1782)
- Lithodes turkayi Macpherson, 1988
- Lithodes unicornis Macpherson, 1984