Neolithodes capensis explained

Neolithodes capensis is a species of king crab which is found in the Southern Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. It has been found to a depth of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).^{[1] [2] [3]}

They have been found near Cape Point and around the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the subantarctic,^[4] and they are widespread in the Bellingshausen Sea on the Antarctic continental slope.^{[5] [6]}

Neolithodes capensis closely resembles Neolithodes yaldwyni, another king crab of the Southern Ocean.

Notes and References

1. Macpherson. Enrique. 1988. Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean. live. Monografías de Zoología Marina. II. 40–42. 0213-4020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514090605/https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/12339/12339.pdf. 14 May 2020. the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
2. Griffiths. Huw J.. Whittle. Rowan J.. Roberts. Stephen J.. Belchier. Mark. Linse. Katrin. July 2013. Archambault. Philippe. Antarctic Crabs: Invasion or Endurance?. PLoS One. 8. 7. e66981. 10.1371/journal.pone.0066981. 2013PLoSO...866981G. 3700924. 23843974. free.
3. 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. 73, 107. 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.
4. Macpherson. Enrique. 26 March 2004. A new species and new records of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands area (Subantarctica). Polar Biology. 27. 7. 418–422. 10.1007/s00300-004-0609-1. 25109992.
5. García Raso. J. E.. Manjón-Cabeza. M. E.. Ramos. A.. Olaso. I.. 23 March 2005. New record of Lithodidae (Crustacea Decapoda, Anomura) from the Antarctic (Bellingshausen Sea). live. Polar Biology. 28. 8. 642–646. 10.1007/s00300-005-0722-9. 2955102. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520105133/http://atarazanas.sci.uma.es/docs/articulos/16613818.pdf. 20 May 2020. the University of Málaga.
6. Thatje. Sven. Hall. Sally. Hauton. Chris. Held. Christoph. Tyler. Paul. 27 May 2008. Encounter of lithodid crab Paralomis birsteini on the continental slope off Antarctica, sampled by ROV. live. Polar Biology. 31. 9. 1143–1148. 10.1007/s00300-008-0457-5. 1675115. https://web.archive.org/web/20180722211245/https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/51132/1/Thatje_PolarBiol_08.pdf. 22 July 2018. the University of Southampton.