Neolithodes indicus explained

Neolithodes indicus is a species of king crab found in the Arabian Sea. It has been found at depths between NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).[1] It was originally identified erroneously as Lithodes agassizii by A.R.S. Anderson in 1896.[2]

Etymology

"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[3] while "indicus" is Latin for "Indian".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Padate. Vinay. Cubelio. Sherine Sonia. Takeda. Masatsune. September 2020. Description of a new species of deep-water king-crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from the southeastern Arabian Sea. live. Zootaxa. 4845. 1. 71–82. 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.1.5. 33056786 . 222823654 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211113223628/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vinay-Padate/publication/344033174_Description_of_a_new_species_of_deep-water_king-crab_Crustacea_Decapoda_Anomura_from_the_southeastern_Arabian_Sea/links/5f54cdb9299bf13a31a5027d/Description-of-a-new-species-of-deep-water-king-crab-Crustacea-Decapoda-Anomura-from-the-southeastern-Arabian-Sea.pdf. 2021-11-13. 2021-11-13. ResearchGate.
  2. Anderson. A.R.S.. 1896. Natural history notes from the R.I.M. Survey Steamer 'Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II. No. 21. An account of the deep sea Crustacea collected during the season 1894–95. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. LXV. II. 88–106. 0368-1068. the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Book: Emmerson, W. D.. A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2016. 978-1-4438-9097-7. 2. 93.
  4. Book: du Cange, Charles. Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis. 1885. Favre. Léopold. Augmented. IV (F–K). 343. L. Favre . Latin.

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