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Paralomis manningi

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Paralomis manningi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Lithodidae
Genus: Paralomis
Species:
P. manningi
Binomial name
Paralomis manningi
Williams, Smith & Baco, 2000[1]

Paralomis manningi, known as the deep-sea spider crab,[2] is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found in the San Clemente Basin off the coast of Southern California at a depth of 1,922 m (6,306 ft) and off the coast of Oregon at a depth of 1,132 m (3,714 ft).[1][2] It was originally associated only with a single deep-sea whale fall community.[1]

Appearance

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P. manningi thus far has only been described from two immature male specimens taken from the same site.[1] These had a pentagonal carapace of length averaging 13.75 mm (0.54 in) and width averaging 12.15 mm (0.48 in).[1] They were covered with small granules of various sizes and had small setae on their fingers, their dactyli, and at the prominences of their carapace.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Austin B.; Smith, Craig R.; Baco, Amy R. (October 2000). "New Species of Paralomis (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) From a Sunken Whale Carcass in the San Clemente Basin Off Southern California". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 20 (5): 281–285. doi:10.1163/1937240X-90000030. JSTOR 1549506.
  2. ^ a b Keller, Aimee A.; et al. (July 2008). The 2005 U.S. West Coast Bottom Trawl Survey of Groundfish Resources off Washington, Oregon, and California: Estimates of Distribution, Abundance, and Length Composition (Report). National Marine Fisheries Service. p. 38. NMFS-NWFSC-93.