Glyptolithodes
Monospecific genus of king crab
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Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes.[2] The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Glyptolithodes Faxon, 1895[1] |
| Species: | G. cristatipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyptolithodes cristatipes (Faxon, 1893) | |
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Description
This species shows notable sexual dimorphism, with the males having a right cheliped which is larger than the left.[3]
Distribution
Glyptolithodes cristatipes is found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially Chile and Peru, and extending as far northwards as Southern California,[2] and as far south as 33° 35' S.[3][2]
