Paralithodes

Paralithodes
Paralithodes californiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Paralithodes Brandt, 1848

Paralithodes is a genus of North Pacific king crabs, containing the following species:^[1]

	Paralithodes brevipes (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)
	Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) – California king crab
	Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) – red king crab
	Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1850) – blue king crab
	Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)

References

1. WoRMS (2012). "Paralithodes Brandt, 1848". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

External links

• Media related to Paralithodes at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Paralithodes at Wikispecies