Paralomis zealandica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. zealandica |
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| Paralomis zealandica | |
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Paralomis zealandica, also known as the prickly king crab,[4] is a species of king crab which lives at a depth between 254–1,212 m (833–3,976 ft) in New Zealand. It has a spiky carapace.
It is the most widespread species of Paralomis in New Zealand.[5]
Taxonomy
The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1971 by Dawson and Yaldwyn.[6] Paralomis was named for the genus's similarity to the hairy stone crab, a monotypical species within the genus Lomis.[7] Zealandica is named for the general location, New Zealand.
Description
P. zealandica can be distinguished from other species in New Zealand waters by its thick covering of strong upright spines all over, including on its abdomen and along its legs and claws. The rostrum has three short, strong and sharp spines.[6]
Distribution and habitat
P. zealandica lives in the waters around southern New Zealand, at a range from 550–650m. It extends from the Chatham Rise south to the Bounty and Campbell Plateaus.[4]
See also
- Paralomis debodeorum, an extinct species which closely resembles P. zealandica
- List of crabs of New Zealand
References
- ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Dawson, Elliot Watson; Yaldwyn, John Cameron (6 April 1971). "Diagnosis of a new species of neolithodes (Crustacea: Anomura: Lithodidae) from New Zealand (note)" (PDF). Records of the Dominion Museum. 7 (7): 51–54. ISSN 0373-7233. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (11 July 2022). "Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Critter of the Week: The prickly king crab". National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
- ^ Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 175–184. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b Dawson, E; Yaldwyn, J (1971). "Diagnosis of a new species of Paralomis (Crustacea, Anomura, Lithodidae) from New Zealand" (PDF). Records of the Dominion Museum. 7 (7): 51–54.
- ^ White, A (1856). "Some remarks on Crustacea of the genus Lithodes, with a brief description of a species apparently hitherto unrecorded". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 132–135.
External links
Media related to Paralomis zealandica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Paralomis zealandica at Wikispecies
