Decanet taxon details
Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991
550464 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550464)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Macpherson, E. (1991). A new species of the genus Lithodes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from French Polynesia. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, serie 4.</em> 13: 153-158. [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Tuamotu Islands
type locality contained in Tuamotu Islands [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lithodes megacantha Macpherson, 1991. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550464 on 2025-09-13
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Macpherson, E. (1991). A new species of the genus Lithodes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Lithodidae) from French Polynesia. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, serie 4.</em> 13: 153-158. [details] Available for editors
basis of record McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). 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. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
basis of record McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). 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. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 23: 5–107. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality