Neolithodes nipponensis explained
Neolithodes nipponensis is a species of king crab which is found in Japan and Taiwan.[1] [2] It has been found at depths from NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).
In the Southern Pacific
In 2001, an article was published in Zoosystema which reported N. nipponensis in Fiji.[3] Likewise, in 2003, an article was published in Scientia Marina which reported it in the Solomon Islands.[4] However, both of these appear to be a yet-undescribed species.[5]
Etymology
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[6] while "nipponensis" – "Nippon" with the Latin suffix "-ensis" – means "of or from Japan".
See also
Notes and References
- Ahyong. Shane T.. 2010-02-18. Neolithodes flindersi, a new species of king crab from southeastern Australia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae). Zootaxa. 2362. 1. 55–62. 10.5281/zenodo.193654. 2020-05-21. ResearchGate.
- Macpherson. Enrique. Chan. Tin-Yam. 2008-11-05. Some lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from Taiwan and adjacent waters, with the description of one new species from Guam. live. Zootaxa. 1924. 1. 43–52. 10.11646/zootaxa.1924.1.2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234116/https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/30641/30641.pdf. 2017-08-08. 2020-05-21. the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- Macpherson. Enrique. 2001. New species and new records of lithodid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the southwestern and Central Pacific Ocean. live. Zoosystema. 23. 4. 797–805. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813041713/https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/12131/12131.pdf. 2017-08-13. 2020-05-21. the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- Macpherson. Enrique. 2003. Some lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Solomon Islands (SW Pacific Ocean), with the description of a new species*. live. Scientia Marina. 67. 4. 413–418. 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n4413 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722120230/https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/2419/1/som.pdf. 2018-07-22. 2020-05-21. the Spanish National Research Council.
- 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, 96. 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. 2020-02-15. live.
- Book: Emmerson, W. D.. A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-9097-7. 2. July 2016. 93.