King
Crab
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Paguroidea
Family: Lithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
Genera
* Acantholithodes
* Cryptolithodes
* Dermaturus
* Glyptolithodes
* Hapalogaster
* Lithodes
* Lopholithodes
* Neolithodes
* Oedignathus
* Paralithodes
* Paralomis
* Phyllolithodes
* Placetron
* Rhinolithodes
King crabs, are a family of crab-like decapod
crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. They are especially
found in waters of alaska and canada. Their large size
means that many species are widely caught and sold as
food. King crabs are generally believed to be derived
from hermit crab ancestors, which may explain the asymmetry
still found in the adult forms. Although some doubt still
exists about this theory, king crabs are the most widely-quoted
example of carcinization among the Decapoda. A delicious
seafood variety.
See also
• Blue
Crab
• Crab
• Dungeness
Crab
• Soft Shell crab
• Queen crab ( snow, opilio)
• King crab
• Crustacean
• Lobster
• Spiny
Lobster
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