Paralomis manningi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Lithodidae |
| Genus: | Paralomis |
| Species: | P. manningi
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis manningi | |
Paralomis manningi, known as the deep-sea spider crab,[2] is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found in the San Clemente Basin off the coast of Southern California at a depth of 1,922 m (6,306 ft) and off the coast of Oregon at a depth of 1,132 m (3,714 ft).[1][2] It was originally associated only with a single deep-sea whale fall community.[1]
Description
Paralomis manningi thus far has only been described from two immature male specimens taken from the same site.[1] These had a pentagonal carapace of length averaging 13.75 mm (0.54 in) and width averaging 12.15 mm (0.48 in).[1] They were covered with small granules of various sizes and had small setae on their fingers, their dactyli, and at the prominences of their carapace.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Austin B.; Smith, Craig R.; Baco, Amy R. (October 2000). "New Species of Paralomis (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) From a Sunken Whale Carcass in the San Clemente Basin Off Southern California". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 20 (5): 281–285. Bibcode:2000JCBio..20..281S. doi:10.1163/1937240X-90000030. JSTOR 1549506.
- ^ a b Keller, Aimee A.; et al. (July 2008). The 2005 U.S. West Coast Bottom Trawl Survey of Groundfish Resources off Washington, Oregon, and California: Estimates of Distribution, Abundance, and Length Composition (Report). National Marine Fisheries Service. p. 38. NMFS-NWFSC-93.
