Lithodes ceramensis

Lithodes ceramensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Lithodes
Species:	L. ceramensis
Binomial name
Lithodes ceramensis Takeda & Nagai, 2004[1]

Lithodes ceramensis is a species of king crab.[1] It has been found somewhere between a depth of 1,000 and 1,500 m (3,300 and 4,900 ft) in Indonesia's Seram Sea.[1] It is notable for being left-handed, whereas lithodids are typically right-handed.[1] It is named after the Seram Sea where its holotype was found.[1]

See also

• Lithodes ahyongi, also found in the Seram Sea

References

1. Takeda, Masatsune; Nagai, Shinji (22 March 2004). "Four Species of Giant Crustaceans from the Indonesian Depths, with Description of a New Species of the Family Lithodidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the National Science Museum. Series A, Zoology. 30 (1): 9–21. ISSN 0385-2423. S2CID 220054163. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2020 – via the National Museum of Nature and Science.