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Cryptolithodes

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Cryptolithodes is a genus of king crabs, containing the following three species:

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyLithodidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
10
Family
Lithodidae
Collections
USNM, CMN, SBMNH, CAS, UMZC
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Mexico

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Cryptolithodes is a genus of king crabs, containing the following three species:

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !!Common name!! Distribution |- | 120px ||Cryptolithodes expansus ||||Japan, Korean coast, British Columbia |- | 120px ||Cryptolithodes sitchensis ||Umbrella crab||Northeastern Pacific Ocean |- | 120px ||Cryptolithodes typicus ||Butterfly crab, turtle crab||Northeastern Pacific Ocean |}

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