Paralomis ochthodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Paralomis |
Species: | P. ochthodes
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Binomial name | |
Paralomis ochthodes Macpherson, 1988[1]
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Paralomis ochthodes is a species of king crab.[1] It has been identified in the Gulf of Boni of the island Sulawesi in Indonesia.[1] Its holotype's carapace measures 72 mm (2.8 in) long and 78 mm (3.1 in) wide, and it has been found at a depth of 1,281 m (4,203 ft).[1] At the time of its discovery in 1988, it was the only member of Paralomis found in Indonesia.[1]