Echidnocerus


Echidnocerus is a genus of king crab. It includes Echidnocerus foraminatus and Echidnocerus cibarius, the Puget Sound king crab. The genus was long known as Lopholithodes until it was discovered in 2022 that Lopholithodes is a junior synonym of Echidnocerus.

Species

Echidnocerus contains the following two species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Echidnocerus cibarius White, 1842Puget Sound king crabAlaska to California
Echidnocerus foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crabFrom Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska to San Diego, California