Glyptolithodes
| Glyptolithodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Glyptolithodes Faxon, 1895[1] |
| Species: | G. cristatipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Glyptolithodes cristatipes (Faxon, 1893)
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Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes.[2] The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.[2]
Distribution
[edit]G. cristatipes is found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially Chile and Peru, and extending as far northwards as Southern California,[2] and as far south as 33° 35' S.[3][2]
Dimorphism
[edit]This species shows notable sexual dimorphism, with the males having a right cheliped which is larger than the left.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Glyptolithodes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Joel W. Martin, Carlos A. Sanchez & Ricardo Pereyra (1997). "Notes on the distribution of two lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 96 (2): 78–86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ a b José Luis Brito M. (2002). "Lithodidae registrados frente a San Antonio, Chile central (Crustacea, Anomura)" (PDF). Investigaciones Marinas (in Spanish). 30 (1): 57–62.
External links
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