Species of king crab
Neolithodes capensis is a species of king crab which is found in the Southern Ocean and the western Indian Ocean . It has been found to a depth of 660–3,200 metres (2,170–10,500 ft).[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
They have been found near Cape Point [ 1] and around the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the subantarctic ,[ 5] and they are widespread in the Bellingshausen Sea on the Antarctic continental slope .[ 6] [ 7]
Neolithodes capensis closely resembles Neolithodes yaldwyni , another king crab of the Southern Ocean.[ 4]
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^ Macpherson, Enrique (26 March 2004). "A new species and new records of lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae) from the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands area (Subantarctica)". Polar Biology . 27 (7): 418–422. doi :10.1007/s00300-004-0609-1 . S2CID 25109992 .
^ García Raso, J. E.; Manjón-Cabeza, M. E.; Ramos, A.; Olaso, I. (23 March 2005). "New record of Lithodidae (Crustacea Decapoda, Anomura) from the Antarctic (Bellingshausen Sea)" (PDF) . Polar Biology . 28 (8): 642–646. doi :10.1007/s00300-005-0722-9 . S2CID 2955102 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2020 – via the University of Málaga .
^ Thatje, Sven; Hall, Sally; Hauton, Chris; Held, Christoph; Tyler, Paul (27 May 2008). "Encounter of lithodid crab Paralomis birsteini on the continental slope off Antarctica, sampled by ROV" (PDF) . Polar Biology . 31 (9): 1143–1148. doi :10.1007/s00300-008-0457-5 . S2CID 1675115 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2018 – via the University of Southampton .