Neolithodes bronwynae

Neolithodes bronwynae
Conservation status
	; Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Neolithodes
Species:	N. bronwynae
Binomial name
	Neolithodes bronwynae; Ahyong, 2010

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]

Etymology

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

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References

Freeman, Debbie; et al. (December 2014). Conservation status of New Zealand marine invertebrates, 2013 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 9. Department of Conservation. p. 13. ISBN 978-0478150322. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
"Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!". Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
"Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species". Mongabay. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 83–89. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.
Emmerson, W. D. (July 2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. 2. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4438-9097-7.

External links

Data related to Neolithodes bronwynae at Wikispecies

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[1] Freeman, Debbie; et al. (December 2014). Conservation status of New Zealand marine invertebrates, 2013 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 9. Department of Conservation. p. 13. ISBN 978-0478150322. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[2] "Think twice before adding these to your seafood cocktail!". Marine Biodiversity Hub. National Environmental Science Programme. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[3] "Deep-sea survey of Australian marine parks reveals striking species". Mongabay. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[Ahyong2010-4] Ahyong, Shane T. (2010). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: King Crabs of New Zealand, Australia, and the Ross Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) (PDF). NIWA Diversity Memoirs. 123. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. pp. 83–89. ISBN 978-0478232851. LCCN 2010497356. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020.

[5] Emmerson, W. D. (July 2016). A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. 2. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4438-9097-7.