Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Anomura
Superfamilia: Lithodoidea
Familia: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralithodes
Species (5): P. brevipes – P. californiensis – P. camtschaticus – P. platypus – P. rathbuni
[source: WoRMS]
Name
Paralithodes Brandt, 1848
Primary references
Brandt 1848: Bull. Phys. Math. Acad. imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg, 7 (11), 173.
Vernacular names
中文: 拟石蟹属
Paralithodes is a genus of king crabs native to cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean, Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea and Sea of Japan, but with one species also introduced to far northern Europe. They are medium-large to very large king crabs, and some species are important to commercial fisheries.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following five species:[1][2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Paralithodes brevipes (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841) | Brown king crab, Hanasaki king crab | Northwest Pacific, Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea |
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Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) | California king crab, spiny king crab | East Pacific off California |
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Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) | red king crab | North Pacific, Bering Sea, Okhotsk Sea, Sea of Japan; introduced to oceans off far northern Europe |
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Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) | blue king crab | North Pacific, Bering Sea, Okhotsk Sea, Sea of Japan |
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Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895) | California king crab, spiny king crab | East Pacific off California and Baja California |
References
Stevens, B.G., ed. (2014). King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management. CRC Press. pp. 3–9, 15–16, 23–24. ISBN 9781439855416.
"Paralithodes J.F. Brandt, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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