King Crab

Description

This is one of NZ’s largest crabs and the leg span can be 1 metre or more across. King crabs belong to the Family Lithodidae or stone crabs, and a recent study of this group has shown that the New Zealand marine region is a hotspot for lithodid diversity. *Lithodes* sp. **Category:** Invertebrate **Phylum:** Arthropoda **Class:** Malacostraca **Family: ** Lithodidae More information on the [Niwa](https://www.niwa.co.nz/node/110347) website. #AMNature #AMCollections