Neolithodes asperrimus is a species of king crab native to the coast of Africa. It has been found in South Africa and Mauritania at depths of 997–1,862 metres (3,271–6,109 ft),[2][3][4] and Neolithodes aff. asperrimus has been found in Madagascar, Réunion, and the South Region of Brazil.[5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. asperrimus
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They are known to be parasitised by Iphigenella acanthopoda, a species of Gammaridea.[7]
See also edit
- Neolithodes agassizii, a species closely related to N. asperrimus
References edit
- ^ Bernard, K. H. (June 1946). "Descriptions of new species of South African decapod Crustacea, with notes on synonymy and new records" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 11 (13): 361–392. doi:10.1080/00222934608654562. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2016 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- ^ Kensley, B. F. (June 1968). "Deep Sea Decapod Crustacea from West of Cape Point, South Africa" (PDF). Annals of the South African Museum. 50 (12): 282–324. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020.
- ^ de Matos-Pita, Susana S.; Ramil, Fran; Ramos, Ana (September 2018). "Marine lobsters and lithodids (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Mauritanian deep-waters (NW Africa)". Regional Studies in Marine Science. 23: 32–38. Bibcode:2018RSMS...23...32D. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2018.01.001. ISSN 2352-4855.
Neolithodes asperrimus showed the highest occurrence in the area, being collected from 45 stations distributed evenly along the entire Mauritanian coast between 997 and 1862 m depth
- ^ Muñoz, Isabel; García-Isarch, Eva (11 June 2013). "New occurrences of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the coasts of Africa, with the description of a new species of Paralomis White, 1856". Zootaxa. 3670 (1): 45–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3670.1. PMID 26438920.
- ^ Macpherson, Enrique (1988). "Lithodid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from Madagascar and La Reunión (SW Indian Ocean)" (PDF). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 10 (1): 117–133. ISSN 1280-9551 – via the Spanish National Research Council.
- ^ Lianos, L.; Mollemberg, M. C.; Lima, D. J. M.; Santana, W. (25 August 2017). "New records of king crabs (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) from southern Brazil". Crustaceana. 90 (7–10): 981–988. doi:10.1163/15685403-00003666.
- ^ Vader, Wim; Tandberg, Anne Helene S. (July 2015). "Amphipods as Associates of Other Crustacea: A Survey". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 35 (4): 522–532. doi:10.1163/1937240X-00002343.
External links edit
Data related to Neolithodes asperrimus at Wikispecies
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