Echidnocerus
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Echidnocerus is a genus of king crab. It includes Echidnocerus foraminatus (the brown box crab) and Echidnocerus cibarius, the Puget Sound king crab.[1][2][3] The genus was long known as Lopholithodes until it was discovered in 2022 that Lopholithodes is a junior synonym of Echidnocerus.[3]
Species
Echidnocerus contains the following two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Echidnocerus cibarius.jpg | Echidnocerus cibarius White, 1842Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Puget Sound king crab | Alaska to California |
| File:Brown box crab (Echidnocerus foraminatus).jpg | Echidnocerus foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Brown box crab | From Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska to San Diego, California |
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References
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External links
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