Neolithodes bronwynae explained

Neolithodes bronwynae, commonly known as the rock crab,[1] [2] 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, eastern Australia, and possibly New Caledonia.[3] [4] It has been found at depths of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).[5]

Appearance

N. bronwynae is deep-red in colour and has a pyriform carapace having been measured as large as 220mm in length and 155.9mm in width. The dorsal surfaces of its carapace, chelipeds, and walking legs are covered in long, slender spines with granules inbetween. Long spines similarly cover its abdomen, and its underside is covered with tubercles and stout spines. It most closely resembles N. vinogradovi and N. duhameli.

Etymology

"Neolithodes" is derived from Greek and Latin and means "new stone-crab",[6] while "bronwynae" is named for Bronwyn Ahyong.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!. 30 May 2017. Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321163643/https://www.nespmarine.edu.au/think-twice-adding-these-your-seafood-cocktail. 21 March 2020. 15 May 2020.
  2. News: 19 December 2018. Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species. Mongabay. live. 15 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829184721/https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/deep-sea-survey-of-australian-marine-parks-reveals-striking-species/. 29 August 2019.
  3. Book: Ahyong, Shane T.. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae). National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. 2010. 978-0478232851. NIWA Diversity Memoirs. 123. 83–89. 2010497356. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215075140/https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir%20123_The%20Marine%20Fauna%20of%20New%20Zealand_King%20Crabs.pdf. 15 February 2020. live.
  4. O'Hara. T.D.. Williams. A.. Ahyong. S.T.. Shane T. Ahyong. Alderslade. P.. Alvestad. T.. Bray. D.. Burghardt. I.. Budaeva. N.. Criscione. F.. Crowther. A.L.. Ekins. M.. Eléaume. M.. Farrelly. C.A.. Finn. J.K.. Georgieva. M.N.. Graham. A.. Gomon. M.. Gowlett-Holmes. K.. Gunton. L.M.. Hallan. A.. Hosie. A.M.. Hutchings. P.. Kise. H.. Köhler. F.. Kongsgrud. J.A.. Kupriyanova. E.. Lu. C.C.. Mackenzie. M.. Mah. C.. MacIntosh. H.. Merrin. K.L.. Miskelly. A.. Mitchell. M.L.. Moore. K.. Murray. A.. O'Loughlin. P.M.. Paxton. H.. Pogonoski. J.J.. Staples. D.. Watson. J.E.. Wilson. R.S.. Zhang. J.. Bax. N.J.. 1. The lower bathyal and abyssal seafloor fauna of eastern Australia. 18 September 2020. Marine Biodiversity Records. 13. Article number 11. 10.1186/s41200-020-00194-1. free. 1755-2672.
  5. Farrelly . Caroline A. . Ahyong . Shane T. . Shane T. Ahyong . 2019 . Deepwater decapod, stomatopod and lophogastrid Crustacea from Eastern Australia and the Great Australian Bight collected in 2015–2017: preliminary identifications of 191 species . Museum Victoria Science Reports . 21 . 1–97 . 10.24199/j.mvsr.2019.21 . 1833-0290 . free.
  6. Book: Emmerson, W. D.. A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. 6 January 2017 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-9097-7. 2. July 2016. 93.

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