Common Names
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Common Names in English:
California King Crab
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Decapods
- Family:
Paguroidea
()
- Genus:
Paralithodes
()
- Specific name:
californiensis
- (J. E. Benedict, 1895)
- Scientific name: - Paralithodes californiensis (J. E. Benedict, 1895)
- Specific name:
californiensis
- (J. E. Benedict, 1895)
- Genus:
Paralithodes
(
- Family:
Paguroidea
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1894)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 18-Jan-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Paralithodes
There are approximately 6 species in this genus:
P. brevipes · P. californiensis (California King Crab) · P. camchaticus · P. camtschaticus (Alaska King Crab) · P. platypus (Blue King Crab) · P. rathbuni
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 30, 2006.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 22, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2707081
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-97938
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 415370
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 97938
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 523110
