Lithodes galapagensis
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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.
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...
identified in 2009 which lives around the Galapagos Islands
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
, in warm water. King crabs had once been thought to be confined to cold waters.