Hairy stone crab

Hairy stone crab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Lomisoidea
Bouvier, 1895
Family: Lomisidae
Bouvier, 1895 [Note 1]
Genus: Lomis
H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Species:
L. hirta
Binomial name
Lomis hirta
(Lamarck, 1818)
Live specimen

The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like anomuran crustacean that lives in the littoral zone of southern Australia from Bunbury, Western Australia, to the Bass Strait.[2] It is the only species in the family Lomisidae. It is 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) wide,[2] slow-moving, and covered in brown hair which camouflages it against the rocks upon which it lives.[3]

Some controversy exists about the relationship between L. hirta and the other anomuran families. Candidates for its closest relatives have included hermit crabs,[4] specifically king crabs,[5] and Aegla.[6][7] It is clear, however, that Lomis represents a separate case of carcinisation.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The name "Lomidae" may also be encountered, but is incorrect.[1]

References

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  1. ^ McLaughlin, Patsy A.; Komai, Tomoyuki; Lemaitre, Rafael; Rahayu, Dwi Listyo (2010). Low, Martyn E. Y.; Tan, S. H. (eds.). "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea) Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea" (PDF). Zootaxa. Suppl. 23: 5–107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02.
  2. ^ a b Davey, Keith. "Species bank: Lomis hirta". Department of the Environment and Heritage. Retrieved August 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Hairy Stone Crab". Museum Victoria. 1996. Archived from the original on 2006-04-11. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  4. ^ Dixon, C. J.; Schram, F. R.; Ahyong, S. T. (2004). "A new hypothesis of decapod phylogeny". Crustaceana. 76 (8): 935–975. doi:10.1163/156854003771997846.
  5. ^ Martin, J. W.; Abele, L. G. (1986). "Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Aegla (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae), with comments on anomuran phylogeny". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 6 (3). The Crustacean Society: 576–616. doi:10.2307/1548195. JSTOR 1548195.
  6. ^ Morrison, C. L.; Harvey, A. W.; Lavery, S.; Tieu, K.; Huang, Y.; Cunningham, C. W. (2001). "Mitochondrial gene rearrangements confirm the parallel evolution of the crab-like form" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 269 (1489): 345–350. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1886. PMC 1690904. PMID 11886621.
  7. ^ Porter, Megan L.; Pérez-Losada, Marcos; Crandall, Keith A. (2005). "Model-based multi-locus estimation of decapod phylogeny and divergence times". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 355–369. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.06.021. PMID 16112880.
  8. ^ Keiler, Jonas; Richter, Stefan; Wirkner, Christian S. (2016). "Revealing their innermost secrets: an evolutionary perspective on the disparity of the organ systems in anomuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (4): 361–386. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
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