Lithodes longispina

Lithodes longispina is a species of king crab.^[1][2] It has been found in Japan and Taiwan.^[1][2] Before 2010, its reach was thought to be much greater than presently understood, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Guam.^[3] It has also allegedly been sighted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.^[4]

Lithodes longispina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Lithodes
Species:	L. longispina
Binomial name
Lithodes longispina Sakai, 1971[1]

It closely resembles L. megacantha, L. formosae, and L. paulayi.^[5][6]