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Lithodes macquariae

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Lithodes
Species:
L. macquariae
Binomial name
Lithodes macquariae
Ahyong, 2010

Lithodes macquariae is a species of king crab located off Macquarie Island, the Auckland Islands, and Peter I Island. It has been found at depths of 16–1,140 m (52–3,740 ft).[2][3]

Description

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L. macquariae is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace with short, conical spines.[2] Its carapace has been measured to be as large as 145.1 mm (5.71 in) in length and 116.8 mm (4.60 in) in width.[2] It was previously misidentified as L. murrayi.[2]

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