Paralithodes californiensis explained

Paralithodes californiensis, also known as the spiny king crab and the California king crab, is a species of king crab[1] [2] [3] It is closely related to P. rathbuni with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific.[4] P. californiensis is found on muddy or rocky bottoms at depths of in the Pacific Ocean off southern California (Pismo Beach to San Diego).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) . 550644 . August 11, 2012.
  2. Web site: Montagne. D.. July 7, 1998. Field Identification of Paralithodes in the Southern California Bight. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115153321/https://scamit.org/tools/toolbox-new/ARTHROPODA/Subphylum%20Crustacea/Class%20Malacostraca/Subclass%20Eumalacostraca/Superorder%20Eucarida/Order%20Decapoda/Suborder%20Pleocyemata/Infraorder%20Anomura/Superfamily%20Lithodoidea/Family%20Lithodidae/-OTHER%20USEFUL%20TOOLS/Field%20identification%20of%20Paralithodes.pdf. November 15, 2021. November 15, 2021. SCAMIT.
  3. Web site: ITIS - Report: Paralithodes californiensis . 2022-10-25 . www.itis.gov.
  4. Book: Stevens, B.G. . 2014 . King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management . CRC Press . 23-24 . 9781439855416 .

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