Paralomis okitoriensis
Appearance
Paralomis okitoriensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Paralomis |
Species: | P. okitoriensis
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Binomial name | |
Paralomis okitoriensis Takeda 2019
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Paralomis okitoriensis is a species of king crab.[1] It has been identified in the depths of the Philippine Sea near Japan's southernmost atoll, Okinotorishima.[1] Its holotype's carapace measures 44.2 mm (1.74 in) long and 43.5 mm (1.71 in) wide, and it has been found to depths of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Takeda, Masatsune (22 February 2019). "A New Crab-shaped Anomura of the Genus Paralomis White, 1856 (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the depths off Okino-Torishima, Southernmost Island in Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Series A. 45 (1): 23–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.