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King crab - Definition
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King Crab applies to several species of arthropod:

Spiny King Crab (Paralithodes rathbuni)
  • King Crab is another term for the Horseshoe crab
  • King Crabs are two genera (Lithodes and Paralithodes) in the superfamily Paguroidea (Hermit Crabs):
    • Alaska King Crab, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is a general term for three crab species:
      • Red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus
      • Blue king crab, Paralithodes platypus
      • Golden king crab, Lithodes aequispinus
    • ITIS gives those and two other valid species called king crabs:
      • California king crab, Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1894)
      • Scarlet king crab, Lithodes couesi (Benedict, 1894)
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