Neolithodes bronwynae | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Binomial name | |
Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010
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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]
"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[5] while "bronwynae" is named for Bronwyn Ahyong.[4]