Paralomis
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Paralomis is a genus
of king crab
s. It includes the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of king crab
King crab
King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus.King...
s. It includes the following species:
- Paralomis africanaParalomis africanaParalomis africana is a species of king crab found off the coast of Namibia....
Macpherson, 1982 - Paralomis anamerae Macpherson, 1988
- Paralomis arae Macpherson, 2001
- Paralomis arethusa Macpherson, 1994
- Paralomis birsteini Macpherson, 1988
- Paralomis bouvieri Hansen, 1908
- Paralomis cristulata Macpherson, 1988
- Paralomis cubensis Chace, 1939
- Paralomis dawsoni Macpherson, 2001
- Paralomis echidna Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis elongata Spiridonov, Turkay, Arntz & Thatje, 2006
- Paralomis erinacea Macpherson, 1988
- Paralomis formosa Henderson, 1888
- Paralomis gowlettholmes Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis granulosa (Jacquinot, 1847)
- Paralomis hirtella de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1997
- Paralomis jamsteci Takeda & Hashimoto, 1990
- Paralomis mendagnai Macpherson, 2003
- Paralomis microps Filhol, 1884
- Paralomis multispina (Benedict, 1894)
- Paralomis poorei Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis spectabilis Hansen, 1908
- Paralomis spinosissima Birstein & Vinogradov, 1972
- Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis stevensi Ahyong & Dawson, 2006
- Paralomis taylorae Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis tuberipes Macpherson, 1988
- Paralomis verilli (Benedict, 1894)
- Paralomis webberi Ahyong, 2010
- Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971