| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Lithodes |
| Species: | L. chaddertoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithodes chaddertoni | |
Lithodes chaddertoni is a species of king crab.2 It is found southwest of Australia either on the Naturaliste Plateau or the Broken Ridge, although precise distribution information is not presently known.3
Description
Lithodes chaddertoni is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace covered with long, slender spines and sparsely distributed granules.4 Its spines are the largest of any known Lithodes species, with the spines and rostrum being nearly 0.9x as long as the postorbitala carapace length in adults.6 Along with Lithodes jessica, it is highly distinct from other Lithodes in that it retains its sharp juvenile spines – common in Lithodes – into adulthood.7
References
References
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 31–41.
- De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Lithodes chaddertoni Ahyong, 2010". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 37, 41.
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 39, 41.
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 12.
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 40–41.
- Ahyong 2010, pp. 37–41.
Works cited
- Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
External links
External links
- Media related to Lithodes chaddertoni at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Lithodes chaddertoni at Wikispecies