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Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt 1848

Description

Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848

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Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848: 174. — Schmitt 1921: 158, pl. 22, fig. 1, fig. 103. — Makarov 1962: 260, fig. 104. — Hart 1982: 74, fig. 21. — Dawson 1989: 319. — Jensen 1995: 72, fig. 141.

Diagnosis. Carapace tuberculate, somewhat triangular, with deep semicircular fossa separating cardiac region from other parts of carapace. Rostrum blunt at base, tapering abruptly to median spine. Chelipeds unequal, armed with short spines. Pereopods 2–4 also with short spines. Abdomen with small tubercles. Carapace length to 59 mm.

Color in life. Mostly yellowish to grayish brown, markings of orange, cream in carapace depression; see Hart (1982) for a detailed color description.

Habitat and depth. Rock or gravel bottoms, often in crevices, 6–73 m.

Range. Kodiak, Alaska to Crescent City, California. Type localities Sitka and Kodiak, Alaska.

Notes

Published as part of Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, pp. 1-307 in Zootaxa 3371 on page 171

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Lithodidae
Genus
Rhinolithodes
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Brandt
Species
wosnessenskii
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848 sec. Wicksten, 2012

References

  • Brandt, J. F. (1848) Die Gattung Lithodes Latreille, nebst vier neuen ihn verwandten von Wosnessenski entdecten, als Typen einer besondern Unterabtheilung (Tribus Lithodea) der Edwards'schen Anomuran. Bulletin de la Classe Physico - Mathematique de l ' Academie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint - Petersbourg, 7, 171 - 175.
  • Schmitt, W. L. (1921) The marine decapod Crustacea of California. University of California Publications in Zoology, 23, 1 - 470.
  • Makarov, V. V. (1962) Fauna of the U. S. S. R. Crustacea. Volume X, no. 3. Anomura. National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C. 283 pp.
  • Hart, J. F. L. (1982) Crabs and their Relatives of British Columbia. British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook 40, Victoria, 267 pp.
  • Dawson, E. (1989) King crabs of the world (Crustacea: Lithodidae) and their fisheries. A comprehensive bibliography. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Miscellaneous Publication, 101, 1 - 338.
  • Jensen, G. C. (1995) Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, 87 pp.