Lithodes longispina
Species of king crab
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Lithodes longispina is a species of king crab.[1][2] It has been found in Japan and Taiwan.[1][2] Before 2010, its reach was thought to be much greater than presently understood, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Guam.[3] It has also allegedly been sighted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.[4]
| Lithodes longispina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. longispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971[1] | |
It closely resembles L. megacantha, L. formosae, and L. paulayi.[5][6]
