Glyptolithodes
Monospecific genus of king crab
title: "Glyptolithodes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["king-crabs", "crustaceans-of-the-eastern-pacific-ocean", "anomura-of-the-pacific-ocean", "western-south-american-coastal-fauna", "monotypic-decapod-genera", "taxa-named-by-walter-faxon"] description: "Monospecific genus of king crab" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptolithodes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Monospecific genus of king crab ::
| image = Peruvian-centolla-Aquarium-of-the-Pacific.png | image_caption = | genus = Glyptolithodes | parent_authority = Faxon, 1895 | species = cristatipes | authority = (Faxon, 1893) | synonyms = * Rhinolithodes cristatipes Faxon, 1893
Glyptolithodes cristatipes, also known as the Peruvian centolla, is a species of king crab, and the only species in the genus Glyptolithodes. The species was briefly placed in the related genus Rhinolithodes after its initial description, but was soon moved to its own genus.
Description
This species shows notable sexual dimorphism, with the males having a right cheliped which is larger than the left.
Distribution
Glyptolithodes cristatipes is found off the Pacific coasts of South America, especially Chile and Peru, and extending as far northwards as Southern California, and as far south as 33° 35' S.
References
References
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- Joel W. Martin, Carlos A. Sanchez & Ricardo Pereyra. (1997). "Notes on the distribution of two lithodid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.
- José Luis Brito M.. (2002). "Lithodidae registrados frente a San Antonio, Chile central (Crustacea, Anomura)". [[Investigaciones Marinas]].
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