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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.