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Glyptolithodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Glyptolithodes
Faxon, 1895[1]
Species:
G. cristatipes
Binomial name
Glyptolithodes cristatipes
(Faxon, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Rhinolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893[2]

Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes.[2] The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.[2]

Description

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This species shows notable sexual dimorphism, with the males having a right cheliped which is larger than the left.[3]

Distribution

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Glyptolithodes cristatipes is found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially Chile and Peru, and extending as far northwards as Southern California,[2] and as far south as 33° 35' S.[3][2]

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