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Lithodes megacantha

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Lithodes megacantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species:
L. megacantha
Binomial name
Lithodes megacantha
Macpherson, 1991[1]

Lithodes megacantha is a species of king crab in the genus Lithodes.[1] They are bright red and have been found in French Polynesia at depths of around 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]

It closely resembles Lithodes longispina.[1]

Etymology

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The name "megacantha" means "large spine" from the Greek words "mega" and "acantha".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Macpherson, Enrique (1991). "A new species of the genus Lithodes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from french Polynesia" (PDF). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 4. 13 (1): 152–157. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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