Neolithodes bronwynae explained
Neolithodes bronwynae, commonly known as the rock crab,[1] [2] is a species of king crab which is found at the Whakatane Seamount in the Bay of Plenty, the Lord Howe Rise near Lord Howe Island, and possibly New Caledonia.[3] It lives at a depth of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet). It has long spines and a deep-red colour.
Etymology
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[4] while "bronwynae" is named for Bronwyn Ahyong.
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- Web site: Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!. 30 May 2017. Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321163643/https://www.nespmarine.edu.au/think-twice-adding-these-your-seafood-cocktail. 21 March 2020. 15 May 2020.
- News: 19 December 2018. Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species. Mongabay. live. 15 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829184721/https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/deep-sea-survey-of-australian-marine-parks-reveals-striking-species/. 29 August 2019.
- Book: Ahyong, Shane T.. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae). National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. 2010. 978-0478232851. NIWA Diversity Memoirs. 123. 83–89. 2010497356. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215075140/https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir%20123_The%20Marine%20Fauna%20of%20New%20Zealand_King%20Crabs.pdf. 15 February 2020. live.
- Book: Emmerson, W. D.. A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. 6 January 2017 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-9097-7. 2. July 2016. 93.
