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Paralomis africana

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Paralomis africana
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. africana
Binomial name
Paralomis africana
Macpherson, 1982[1]

Paralomis africana is a species of king crab found off the coast of Namibia.[2][3] It has been found from 570–770 metres (1,870–2,530 ft).[4] Its carapace is pentagonal and has been measured to a width of 74.2 millimetres (2.92 in) and a length of 65.8 millimetres (2.59 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Macpherson, Enrique (September 1982). "A new species of Paralomis (Decapoda Anomura) from the southeastern Atlantic". Crustaceana. 43 (2): 142–146. doi:10.1163/156854082X00461. JSTOR 20103761.
  2. ^ Charles Fransen. "Paralomis africana Macpherson, 1982". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Paralomis africana". Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  4. ^ 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.