Paralomis aculeata explained

Paralomis aculaeta is a species of king crab described from the male holotype found off the coast of Prince Edward Island, a sub-Antarctic island, by J.R. Henderson on HMS Challenger in 1888.^[1] Its carapace was first described as having a width of 39 mm and length of 42 mm.^[2] It is distributed in the western outreach of the Southwest Indian Ridge.^[3] The crab is caught during bottom trawling for Lepidonotothen squamifrons, at a frequency of 25–30%.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paralomis aculeata Henderson, 1888. 2020-11-01. World Register of Marine Species.
2. Web site: Henderson. JR. 1888. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 27 (part 69): i-xi, 1-221, pl. 1-21. 2020-11-01.
3. Spiridonov. Vassily. Türkay. Michael. Arntz. Wolf E.. Thatje. Sven. 2006-01-01. A new species of the genus Paralomis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Spiess seamount near Bouvet Island (Southern Ocean), with notes on habitat and ecology. Polar Biology. en. 29. 2. 137–146. 10.1007/s00300-005-0087-0. 1432-2056.
4. Pshenichnov. LK . 1996 . Potentially commercial invertebrates on Ob Bank: Moroteuthis ingens (Oegopsida) and Paralomis aculeata (Anomura) (Division 58.4.4) . 2020-11-01 . Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) . Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment Meeting Documents . WG-FSA-96/15 .