''Lopholithodes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
king crab
King crabs are a taxon of decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab (''Paralithodes camtsch ...
. It includes ''Lopholithodes foraminatus'' (the
brown box crab
The brown box crab (''Lopholithodes foraminatus'') is a king crab that lives from Prince William Sound, Alaska to San Diego, California, at depths of . It reaches a carapace length of and feeds on bivalves and detritus. The box crab gets its na ...
) and ''Lopholithodes mandtii'', the
Puget Sound king crab.
References
King crabs
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