Host: Lithodes aequispinus
Holotype: One externa removed from its host, L. aequispinus, Southeastern Alaska. Museum number YPM 74282. Paraype: One externa removed from its host, L. aequispinus, Southeastern Alaska. Museum number YPM 74383.
Molecular reference data: GenBank accession numbers KR812199 to KR812208 for COI, and KR812147 to KR812156 for 16S
Etymology: The species is named after its host L. aequispinus, which is known as the golden king crab.