Platymaia alcocki explained

Platymaia alcocki is a species of crab in the family Inachidae.

Distribution

It is found between the depths of 208 to 632.5 meters deep, and near Madagascar and the Philippines. It has been found in deep-water environments off the cost of Thailand^[1] and in the Indian Ocean^[2]

Notes and References

1. Kamonchanok Wongissarakul . Pattanee Jantrarotai . Puntip Wisespongpand . May 2019 . Species richness and distribution of marine spider crabs (Majoidea) in Thailand . International Conference on Biodiversity . 7 . PDF. March 27, 2021 .
2. D.J.G. Griffin . H.A. Tranter . 1986 . Some Majid Spider Crabs from the Deep Indo-West Pacific . Australian Museum . PDF. 4 . March 27, 2021 . Remarks. Previously only two species of Platymaia - P. alcocki Rathbun and P. turbynei Stebbing - had been reported from the Indian Ocean. We describe here a new species of Platymaia from off the north-west of Australia and also record P. fimbriata Rathbun, previously known only from the west Pacific, from the same area. Distribution. Indo-West Pacific..