Neolithodes yaldwyni explained

Neolithodes yaldwyni is a species of king crab which is found in the Ross Sea from depths of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).[1] It had previously been misidentified as Neolithodes brodiei,[2] [3] and it closely resembles Neolithodes capensis.

Invasive species

Neolithodes yaldwyni – along with Paralomis birsteini – are believed to be an invasive species, and there are fears that global warming could allow it to enter the Antarctic continental shelf within the coming decades and damage the ecosystem's native fauna.[4] [5] This hypothesis has been disputed.[6]

Etymology

"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[7] while "yaldwyni" is named after New Zealander carcinologist John Cameron Yaldwyn.

Notes and References

  1. 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. 101–107. 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.
  2. Ahyong. Shane T.. Dawson. Elliot W.. 28 August 2006. Lithodidae from the Ross Sea, Antarctica, with descriptions of two new species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). Zootaxa. 1303. 1. 45–68. 10.11646/zootaxa.1303.1.3.
  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. 74, 83. 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. Smith. Craig Randall. Grange. Laura Joanne. Honig. David L.. Naudts. Lieven. Huber. Bruce. Guidi. Lionel. Domack. Eugene. Eugene Domack. 1. 7 March 2012. A large population of king crabs in Palmer Deep on the west Antarctic Peninsula shelf and potential invasive impacts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 279. 1730. 1017–1026. 10.1098/rspb.2011.1496. 3259932. 21900324.
  5. Aronson. Richard B.. Smith. Kathryn E.. Vos. Stephanie C.. McClintock. James B.. Amsler. Margaret O.. Moksnes. Per-Olav. Ellis. Daniel S.. Kaeli. Jeffrey. Singh. Hanumant. Bailey. John W.. Schiferl. Jessica C.. 1. 20 October 2015. Paine. Robert T.. Robert T. Paine (zoologist). No barrier to emergence of bathyal king crabs on the Antarctic shelf. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112. 42. 12997–13002. 10.1073/pnas.1513962112. 26465553. 4620881. 26417090. Steffel. Sven. Swalethorp. Havenhand. van Woesik. Lazarus. Deal. Martin. Thatje. Robert. Brittan V.. Michelle E.. Jonathan N.. Rasmus. Sanne. Michael A.. Kjellerup. Steven M.. 2015PNAS..11212997A. free.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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