Neolithodes vinogradovi explained

Neolithodes vinogradovi is a species of king crab whose native habitat ranges from the Arabian Sea to the Coral Sea.^{[1] [2]}

In the eastern Indian Ocean, one was found at a depth of 1600m (5,200feet), while in the Coral Sea, two specimens were found in the range of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet). Small differences were observed between the specimen found in the Indian Ocean and the two found in the Coral Sea.^[3]

Etymology

"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",^[4] while the species name "vinogradovi" is a dedication to the carcinologist L. G. Vinogradov.

Notes and References

1. Witte. Ursula. 6 July 1999. Consumption of large carcasses by scavenger assemblages in the deep Arabian Sea: observations by baited camera. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 183. 139–147. 10.3354/meps183139. 24853267. free.
2. Macpherson. Enrique. 1988. Revision of the family Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the Atlantic Ocean. live. Monografías de Zoología Marina. II. 46–47. 0213-4020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514090605/https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/12339/12339.pdf. May 14, 2020. the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
3. Macpherson. Enrique. 1990. Crustacea Decapoda: On some species of Lithodidae from the Western Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum National D'Hostoire Naturelle. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. 6. 217–226. 1243-4442.
4. 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.