Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 168

Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848

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Lopholithodes mandtii Brandt, 1848: 174 . — Holmes 1900: 128. — Schmitt 1921: 156, pl. 21, fig. 1; fig. 101. — Johnson & Snook 1927: 340. — Makarov 1962: 266, figs. 106, 107. — Pereyra & Alton 1972: 450. — Hart 1982: 82, fig. 25. — Dawson 1989: 318. — Jensen 1995: 73, fig. 144. — Kuris et al. 2007: 648.

Diagnosis. Carapace strongly convex; gastric, cardiac, branchial regions each with prominent subconical tubercle, anterolateral margin with large, small spines; large prominence at each posterolateral angle; all raised areas more prominent in juveniles than in adults. Rostrum short, consisting of subconical tubercle, knob with two lateral tubercles with posterior notch. Chelipeds unequal. Chelipeds, pereopods 2–4 with tubercles. Abdomen asymmetrical, with tubercles. Carapace length to 177.8 mm.

Color in life. Scarlet, red or orange, with bright purple markings on ventral part of body, legs ( Hart 1982).

Habitat and depth. Usually subtidal rocky areas, rarely lowest intertidal zone, to 200 m.

Range. Sitka, Alaska to Monterey, California but few reports south of Washington. Type locality Sitka, Alaska .