Pleistacantha ori
| Pleistacantha ori | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Pleistacantha |
| Species: | P. ori |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleistacantha ori Ahyong & Ng, 2007 | |
Pleistacantha ori is a species of spider crab found in Madagascar and the east coast of South Africa at depths of 238–480 m (781–1,575 ft).[1][2] It resembles Pleistacantha moseleyi and Pleistacantha pungens.[3]
Description
Pleistacantha ori has a pyriform carapace which is longer than it is wide when excluding the rostrum. It is the largest species of Pleistacantha,[4] and the male holotype's carapace measures 129.1 mm (5.08 in) long excluding the rostrum[a] and 106.3 mm (4.19 in) wide.[5]
Taxonomy
Pleistacantha ori was named in honour of the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban, South Africa.[4]
Notes
References
- ^ "Pleistacantha ori Ahong & Ng, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Ahyong & Ng 2007, p. 73.
- ^ Ahyong & Ng 2007, p. 67.
- ^ a b Ahyong & Ng 2007, p. 72.
- ^ a b Ahyong & Ng 2007, p. 68.
Works cited
- Ahyong, Shane; Ng, Peter (December 2007). "Pleistacantha ori, a new species of deep-water spider crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae) from the western Indian Ocean" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supp 16): 67–74 – via the National University of Singapore.