Neolithodes vinogradovi
| Neolithodes vinogradovi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. vinogradovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolithodes vinogradovi Macpherson, 1988[1]
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Neolithodes vinogradovi is a species of king crab whose native habitat ranges from the Arabian Sea to the Coral Sea.[2] [1] [3] In the eastern Indian Ocean, one was found at a depth of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft), while in the Coral Sea, two specimens were found in the range of 1,920–2,110 metres (6,300–6,920 ft).[1] [3] Small differences were observed between the specimen found in the Indian Ocean and the two found in the Coral Sea.[3]
Description
[edit ]Neolithodes vinogradovi has a has a pyriform carapace – the large male holotype's being measured at 109 mm (4.3 in) in length and 113 mm (4.4 in) in width.[1] [3] Long spines on its carapace's dorsal surface are arranged in a square pattern, and the surface between the spines is essentially smooth.[1] The long spines on its chelipeds and walking legs in conjunction with the lack of smaller spines between them distinguish it from other Neolithodes.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit ]Neolithodes vinogradovi was first described in 1988 by carcinologist Enrique Macpherson.[1] The specific name "vinogradovi" is a dedication to the carcinologist L. G. Vinogradov.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h Macpherson, Enrique (1988). "Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Monografías de Zoología Marina. II: 46–47. ISSN 0213-4020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2020 – via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- ^ Witte, Ursula (6 July 1999). "Consumption of large carcasses by scavenger assemblages in the deep Arabian Sea: observations by baited camera". Marine Ecology Progress Series . 183: 139–147. Bibcode:1999MEPS..183..139W. doi:10.3354/meps183139 . JSTOR 24853267.
- ^ a b c d Macpherson, Enrique (1990). "Crustacea Decapoda: On some species of Lithodidae from the Western Pacific". Mémoires du Muséum National d'Hostoire Naturelle. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. 6: 217–226. ISSN 1243-4442.
External links
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