Neolithodes asperrimus explained

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 NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet),^{[1] [2] [3]} and Neolithodes aff. asperrimus has been found in Madagascar, Réunion, and the South Region of Brazil.^{[4] [5]}

They are known to be parasitised by Iphigenella acanthopoda, a species of Gammaridea.^[6]

See also

• Neolithodes agassizii, a species closely related to N. asperrimus

Notes and References

1. Kensley. B. F.. June 1968. Deep Sea Decapod Crustacea from West of Cape Point, South Africa. live. Annals of the South African Museum. 50. 12. 282–324. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517110859/https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/9974/iz_1968_Kensley_Deep_sea_decapod_Crustacea_from_west_of_Cape_Point.pdf. 17 May 2020.
2. 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. 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.01.001. 2018RSMS...23...32D . 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.
3. 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. 10.11646/zootaxa.3670.1. 26438920.
4. Macpherson. Enrique. 1988. Lithodid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from Madagascar and La Reunión (SW Indian Ocean). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 10. 1. 117–133. 1280-9551. the Spanish National Research Council.
5. 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. 10.1163/15685403-00003666.
6. Vader. Wim. Tandberg. Anne Helene S.. July 2015. Amphipods as Associates of Other Crustacea: A Survey. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 35. 4. 522–532. 10.1163/1937240X-00002343. free.