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Neolithodes nipponensis
Species of king crab From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neolithodes nipponensis (Japanese: ニホンイバラガニ, 'Japanese spiny crab')[2]: 12 [3]: 54 is a species of king crab that is found in Japan and Taiwan.[1][4][5] It has been found at depths from 200–1,752 metres (656–5,748 ft).[5]
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Description
Neolithodes nipponensis has a rounded pentagonal carapace whose margins are covered in several dozen sharp spines.[1] It has been measured with a carapace length as large as 191 mm (7.5 in).[6] With a legspan of approximately 108 cm (43 in), its walking legs are densely covered with sharp prickles.[1] Its chelipeds are similarly covered in prickles, but these are mixed in with longer spines angled substantially away the from perpendicular.[1] It has a very short rostrum of approximately 1⁄20 the length of its carapace.[1] Its underside has seven abdominal segments which are well-defined and covered with prickles.[1]
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Distribution
In 2001, an article was published in Zoosystema which reported N. nipponensis in Fiji.[7] Likewise, in 2003, an article was published in Scientia Marina which reported it in the Solomon Islands.[8] However, both of these appear to be a yet-undescribed species.[9]
Taxonomy
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[10] while "nipponensis" – "Nippon" with the Latin suffix "-ensis" – means "of or from Japan".
See also
- Neolithodes flindersi, a species which closely resembles N. nipponensis
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