Lithodes ahyongi
Species of king crab
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Lithodes ahyongi is a species of king crab.[2] As of 2018[update], one specimen has been identified, found between a depth of 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft) in Indonesia's Seram Sea.[1]
| Lithodes ahyongi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. ahyongi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes ahyongi Takeda, 2018[1] | |
Description
Lithodes ahyongi's single known specimen is an adult female.[1] It is similar in appearance to Lithodes richeri, notably sharing its long rostrum.[1] The specimen's carapace is 175 mm (6.9 in) long[a] and 165 mm (6.5 in) wide.[1] Its first and second walking legs are 415 mm (16.3 in) and 445 mm (17.5 in) long, respectively.[1][b]
Distribution
Lithodes ahyongi was found by local fishermen in October 1993.[1] It was fished off Wahai on the northern coast of Seram Island in Indonesia's Maluku province at a depth between 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft).[1]
Taxonomy
Lithodes ahyongi was described in 2018 by carcinologist Masatsune Takeda.[1] It is named for carcinologist Shane T. Ahyong, whose work in 2010 identified that the species' holotype had been misidentified as Lithodes richeri.[1]
See also
- Lithodes ceramensis, also found in the Seram Sea
