Neolithodes asperrimus is a species of king crab native to the coast of Africa. It has been found in South Africa and Mauritania at depths of 997–1,862 metres (3,271–6,109 ft),[2][3][4] and Neolithodes aff. asperrimus has been found in Madagascar, Réunion, and the South Region of Brazil.[5][6]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Lithodidae |
Genus: | Neolithodes |
Species: |
N. asperrimus
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Binomial name | |
Neolithodes asperrimus |
They are known to be parasitisedbyIphigenella acanthopoda, a species of Gammaridea.[7]
Neolithodes asperrimus showed the highest occurrence in the area, being collected from 45 stations distributed evenly along the entire Mauritanian coast between 997 and 1862 m depth
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