Paralomis sonne
| Paralomis sonne | |
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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. sonne
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009[1]
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Paralomis sonne is a species of king crab known from the coast of northern Chile.[2][3]
Description
Paralomis sonne has a pyriform carapace which is slightly wider than it is long, and its entire body is covered in spinules.[3]
Distribution
Paralomis sonne has been found off the coast of Antofagasta, northern Chile, at depths of 1,775 m (5,823 ft).[3]
Taxonomy
Paralomis sonne was described in 2009 by marine biologist Guillermo Guzmán.[3] The name "sonne" is taken from RV Sonne, the German research vessel whose crew originally found P. sonne off the coast of Chile in 2001.[4]
References
- ^ Guzmán 2009, p. 1.
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (30 November 2021). "Paralomis sonne Guzmán, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d Guzmán 2009, p. 2.
- ^ Guzmán 2009, p. 4.
Works cited
- Guzmán, Guillermo (2009). "Paralomis sonne nueva especie de Litodido (Decapoda, Paguroidea, Lithodidae) en aguas profundas frente a Antofagasta, Chile" [Paralomis sonne, a new species of lithodid (Decapoda, Paguroidea, Lithodidae) in deep waters off Antofagasta, Chile] (PDF). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (in Spanish). 37 (2): 253–257. doi:10.3856/vol37-issue2-fulltext-x. ISSN 0718-560X – via SciELO.