Presence of the deep-sea lithodid crabs Neolithodes agassizii and Paralomis pectinata (Anomura, Lithodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean Sea

Deep-sea lithodid crabs in Caribbean Sea

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This work aims to show the current distribution of Neolithodes agassizii and Paralomis pectinata in the Colombian Caribbean Sea, including new records and details of the feeding behavior of P. pectinata obtained for the first time by Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) and towed cameras.

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2023-06-17

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MARTINEZ-CAMPOS, B., DUEÑAS, L. F. ., LEÓN, J. A. ., & PUENTES, V. . (2023). Presence of the deep-sea lithodid crabs Neolithodes agassizii and Paralomis pectinata (Anomura, Lithodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean Sea: Deep-sea lithodid crabs in Caribbean Sea. MARINE REPORTS (MAREP), 2(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8050512

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