First record of lithodid crabs from Antarctic waters off the Balleny Islands

Four specimens of Neolithodes brodiei Dawson and Yaldwyn (1970) have been obtained for the first time from bottom trawls deployed in Antarctic waters off the Balleny Islands (about 67°S) in March 2004. The Lithodidae constitute the only anomuran crab family so far known to be able to thrive under hi...

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Main Authors: Thatje, S. (Author), Lorz, A.N (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005.
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