Neolithodes bronwynae, commonly known as the rock crab,[2][3] is a species of king crab which is found at the Whakatane Seamount in the Bay of Plenty, the Lord Howe Rise near Lord Howe Island, and possibly New Caledonia.[4] It lives at a depth of 1,515–1,920 metres (4,970–6,299 ft).[4] It has long spines and a deep-red colour.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Neolithodes |
| Species: | N. bronwynae
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| Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010
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Etymology edit
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[5] while "bronwynae" is named for Bronwyn Ahyong.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!". Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species". Mongabay. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. Vol. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 83–89. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ Emmerson, W. D. (6 January 2017). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. Vol. 2. Cambridge Scholars Publishing (published July 2016). p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4438-9097-7.
External links edit
Media related to Neolithodes bronwynae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neolithodes bronwynae at Wikispecies- Images of a N. bronwynae specimen at Museums Victoria
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