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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1392
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Habitat
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 838 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 1167
Temperature range (°C): -0.049 - 11.782
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.473 - 23.955
Salinity (PPS): 31.314 - 35.371
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.675 - 7.704
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.359 - 1.571
Silicate (umol/l): 1.720 - 17.288
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Depth range (m): 0 - 1167
Temperature range (°C): -0.049 - 11.782
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.473 - 23.955
Salinity (PPS): 31.314 - 35.371
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.675 - 7.704
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.359 - 1.571
Silicate (umol/l): 1.720 - 17.288
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Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Lithodes maja
There are 7 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Lithodes maja
Public Records: 7
Species: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Wikipedia
Lithodes maja
Lithodes maja is a species of king crab which occurs in the colder waters of Europe and North America. It is found along entire coast of Norway,[2] the northern half of the British Isles, and around the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Svalbard and off south-eastern Greenland.[1] In Canada, it is found from Newfoundland southwards.[3]
The carapace is almost circular and may reach a width of 13–14 centimetres (5.1–5.5 in).[2] The whole body is brown or orange and is covered with large spikes. It lives on both soft and hard bottoms, from a few metres below the surface to around 800 m depth.[1][2] Like most king crabs, females are asymmetrical, with the left side of the abdomen considerably larger than the right, although specimens with the reverse of this are occasionally found.[4]
The low rate of egg production by this species, in comparison to species fished in the North Pacific, limits its abundance, making it unsuitable for commercial exploitation.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). "Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758)". Crustikon – crustacean photographic website. Tromsø Museum – University of Tromsø. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080219132318/http://www.imv.uit.no/crustikon/Decapoda/Decapoda2/Species_index/Lithodes_maja.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c K. Telnes. "Deepsea king crab". seawater.no. http://www.seawater.no/fauna/Leddyr/maja.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ "Stone crab, Lithodes maja". Canada's Species. McGill University. http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/crustaceans/crustaceanpages/lit_maj.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ S. D. Zaklan (2000). "A case of reversed asymmetry in Lithodes maja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae)". Crustaceana 73 (8): 1019–1022. doi:10.1163/156854000504949.
- ^ "Northern stone crab (Lithodes maja) exploratory fishing" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 2000. http://www.fishaq.gov.nl.ca/fdp/projectreports/fdp_84.pdf.
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