Species
Around 121 species are known, in 10 genera:
- Cryptolithodes
- Cryptolithodes expansus
- Cryptolithodes sitchensis – umbrella crab
- Cryptolithodes typicus – butterfly crab
- Glyptolithodes
- Glyptolithodes cristatipes
- Lithodes
- Lithodes aequispinus – golden king crab
- Lithodes aotearoa
- Lithodes australiensis
- Lithodes ceramensis
- Lithodes chaddertoni
- Lithodes confundens
- Lithodes couesi – scarlet king crab
- Lithodes ferox
- Lithodes formosae
- Lithodes galapagensis
- Lithodes jessica
- Lithodes longispina
- Lithodes macquariae
- Lithodes maja – Norway king crab
- Lithodes mamillifer
- Lithodes manningi
- Lithodes megacantha
- Lithodes murrayi
- Lithodes nintokuae
- Lithodes panamensis
- Lithodes paulayi
- Lithodes rachelae
- Lithodes richeri
- Lithodes robertsoni
- Lithodes santolla – Chilean centolla or Chilean king crab
- Lithodes turkayi
- Lithodes turritus
- Lithodes unicornis
- Lithodes wiracocha
- Lopholithodes
- Lopholithodes foraminatus – brown box crab
- Lopholithodes mandtii – Puget Sound king crab
- Neolithodes
- Neolithodes agassizii
- Neolithodes asperrimus
- Neolithodes brodiei
- Neolithodes bronwynae
- Neolithodes capensis
- Neolithodes diomedeae
- Neolithodes duhameli
- Neolithodes flindersi
- Neolithodes grimaldii
- Neolithodes nipponensis
- Neolithodes vinogradovi
- Neolithodes yaldwyni
- Paralithodes
- Paralithodes brevipes
- Paralithodes californiensis – California king crab
- Paralithodes camtschaticus – red king crab
- Paralithodes platypus – blue king crab
- Paralithodes rathbuni
- Paralomis
- Paralomis aculeata
- Paralomis africana
- Paralomis alcockiana
- Paralomis anamerae
- Paralomis arae
- Paralomis arethusa
- Paralomis aspera
- Paralomis birsteini
- Paralomis bouvieri
- Paralomis ceres
- Paralomis chilensis
- Paralomis cristata
- Paralomis cristulata
- Paralomis cubensis
- Paralomis danida
- Paralomis dawsoni
- Paralomis diomedeae
- Paralomis dofleini
- Paralomis echidna
- Paralomis elongata
- Paralomis erinacea
- Paralomis formosa
- Paralomis gowlettholmes
- Paralomis granulosa
- Paralomis grossmani
- Paralomis haigae
- Paralomis hirtella
- Paralomis histrix
- Paralomis hystrixoides
- Paralomis inca
- Paralomis indica
- Paralomis investigatoris
- Paralomis jamsteci
- Paralomis japonicus
- Paralomis kyushupalauensis
- Paralomis longidactylus
- Paralomis longipes
- Paralomis makarovi
- Paralomis manningi
- Paralomis medipacifica
- Paralomis mendagnai
- Paralomis microps
- Paralomis multispina
- Paralomis nivosa
- Paralomis ochthodes
- Paralomis odawarai
- Paralomis otsuae
- Paralomis pacifica
- Paralomis papillata
- Paralomis pectinata
- Paralomis phrixa
- Paralomis poorei
- Paralomis roeleveldae
- Paralomis seagranti
- Paralomis serrata
- Paralomis spectabilis
- Paralomis spinosissima
- Paralomis staplesi
- Paralomis stella
- Paralomis stevensi
- Paralomis taylorae
- Paralomis truncatispinosa
- Paralomis tuberipes
- Paralomis verrilli
- Paralomis webberi
- Paralomis zealandica
- Phyllolithodes
- Phyllolithodes papillosus – flatspine triangle crab, heart crab
- Rhinolithodes
- Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii – rhinoceros crab
- Sculptolithodes
- Sculptolithodes derjugini
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