Hairy stone crab

The hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta) is a crab-like 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 its family. 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]

Hairy stone crab
Scientific classification
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Superfamily:
Lomisoidea

Bouvier, 1895
Family:
Lomisidae [Note 1]

Bouvier, 1895
Genus:
Lomis

Species:
L. hirta
Binomial name
Lomis hirta
(Lamarck, 1818)

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

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

References

  1. Patsy A. McLaughlin; Tomoyuki Komai; Rafael Lemaitre; Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Martyn E. Y. Low; S. H. Tan (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. Keith Davey. "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.; F. R. Schram & S. T. Ahyong (2004). "A new hypothesis of decapod phylogeny". Crustaceana. 76 (8): 935–975. doi:10.1163/156854003771997846.
  5. Martin, J. W.; L. G. Abele (1986). "Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Aegla (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae), with comments on anomuran phylogeny". Journal of Crustacean Biology. The Crustacean Society. 6 (3): 576–616. doi:10.2307/1548195. JSTOR 1548195.
  6. Morrison, C. L.; A. W. Harvey; S. Lavery; K. Tieu; Y. Huang & C. W. Cunningham (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, M. L.; M. Pérez-Losada & K. A. Crandall (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. Jonas Keiler; Stefan Richter; Christian S. Wirkner (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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