Paralomis staplesi
Appearance
Paralomis staplesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Paralomis |
Species: | P. staplesi
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Binomial name | |
Paralomis staplesi |
Paralomis staplesi is a species of king crab.[3] It has been found both south of Tasmania near the Tasman Fracture and on the Tonga–Kermadec Ridge from depths of 1,958–2,312 m (6,424–7,585 ft).[3] It most closely resembles P. birsteini, P. stevensi, and P. gowlettholmes. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Assessment Details". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ 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. 13. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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 Biodiversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 37–41. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Paralomis spectabilis at Wikispecies
- Images of P. spectabilis at CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure