King Crab

King Crab

Description

King (Lithodid) Crab Large lithodid crab seen in the rocky areas only. Up to 500 mm in total width. Has the body shape and gait you would expect from local species Paralomis cristulata and africana. It doesn’t look exactly like either of them, although it is probably closely related. For now, it is most like Paralomis cristulata – previously known from the Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau.

Item Type:Image
Title:King Crab
Creator(s):Curry, Rob
Identification:Jones, Daniel
Date:July 2009
Copyright:SERPENT project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Lithodidae (King crabs)
Species:Lithodidae
Behaviour:On seabed.
Site:Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field
Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):750m
Latitude:3 deg 29' 00" N
Longitude:7 deg 28' 00" E
Countries:North Africa
North Africa
Habitat:Benthic
Rig:Bourbon Diamond
Project Partners:Total E&P Nigeria, Bourbon, Oceaneering
ROV:Millennium 73
Keywords:King Crab
Deposited By:Mr Rob Curry
Deposited On:08 December 2009

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