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Acantholithodes hispidus

(Stimpson, 1860)

Spiny King Crab

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.932993
Element CodeICMAL23010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyLithodidae
GenusAcantholithodes
Synonyms
Dermaturus hispidusStimpson, 1860
Other Common Names
Crabe royal hispide (FR) Spiny Lithode Crab (EN)
Concept Reference
McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-21
Change Date2016-02-21
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (13)
Alaska (13)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Dall IslandTongass National Forest105,780
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
FrostyTongass National Forest39,941
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
NutkwaTongass National Forest53,735
SukkwanTongass National Forest44,369
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
References (2)
  1. McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
  2. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2020. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 12 Feb 2020)