Glyptolithodes
Sign in to saveGlyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes. The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.
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Vinony's link graph records 101 inbound references to Glyptolithodes, and connects out to Decapoda, Lithodidae and Lithodes santolla.
Vinony files it under Anomura of the Pacific Ocean, Crustaceans of the eastern Pacific Ocean and King crabs.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes. The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.
==Description== This species shows notable sexual dimorphism, with the males having a right cheliped which is larger than the left.
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