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]