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.

Species[]

The genus contains the following species:^[1]

	(H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)
	Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) – California king crab
	Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) – red king crab
	Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) – blue king crab
	Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)

References[]

External links[]

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

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