Paralomis manningi
Species of king crab
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Paralomis manningi, known as the deep-sea spider crab,[2] is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found in the San Clemente Basin off the coast of Southern California at a depth of 1,922 m (6,306 ft) and off the coast of Oregon at a depth of 1,132 m (3,714 ft).[1][2] It was originally associated only with a single deep-sea whale fall community.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. manningi |
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Description
Paralomis manningi thus far has only been described from two immature male specimens taken from the same site.[1] These had a pentagonal carapace of length averaging 13.75 mm (0.54 in) and width averaging 12.15 mm (0.48 in).[1] They were covered with small granules of various sizes and had small setae on their fingers, their dactyli, and at the prominences of their carapace.[1]
