Neolithodes flindersi
Appearance
Neolithodes flindersi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Neolithodes |
Species: | N. flindersi
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Binomial name | |
Neolithodes flindersi Ahyong, 2010
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Neolithodes flindersi is a species of king crab native to southeastern Australia.[1][2] It is found at depths of 887–1,333 metres (2,910–4,373 ft), but it is usually found from 950–1,050 metres (3,120–3,440 ft).[2] It most closely resembles Neolithodes brodiei and Neolithodes nipponensis.[2]
References
- ^ Ahyong, Shane T. (18 February 2010). "Neolithodes flindersi, a new species of king crab from southeastern Australia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae)". Zootaxa. 2362 (1): 55–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.193654 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ a b c 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. 89–101. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
External links
- Data related to Neolithodes flindersi at Wikispecies