Paralithodes rathbuni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralithodes
Species:
P. rathbuni
Binomial name
Paralithodes rathbuni
(J. E. Benedict, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lithodes rathbuni J.E. Benedict, 1895

Paralithodes rathbuni, the spiny king crab or California king crab, is a species of king crab in the family Lithodidae.[2][3][4][5][6] It is closely related to P. californiensis with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific.[7] P. rathbuni is found on sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of 92–380 m (302–1,247 ft) in the Pacific Ocean off southern California (north to Cordell Bank) and Baja California.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sammy De Grave (2021). "Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Paralithodes rathbuni Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Paralithodes rathbuni species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Paralithodes rathbuni". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Paralithodes rathbuni Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ↑ Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2018). "Paralithodes rathbuni" in SeaLifeBase. October 2018 version.
  7. 1 2 Stevens, B.G., ed. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781439855416.

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