Phyllolithodes
Monospecific genus of king crab / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phyllolithodes is a monospecific genus of king crab in the family Lithodidae. Its only species, Phyllolithodes papillosus (nicknamed the flatspine triangle crab[2]), lives in the intertidal zone and the subtidal zone.[3] It can be found as far north as Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands and as far south as San Miguel Island in Southern California.[3]
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Phyllolithodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Phyllolithodes Brandt, 1848[1] |
Species: | P. papillosus |
Binomial name | |
Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848 | |
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