Paralithodes

Paralithodes
	Paralithodes californiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Lithodidae
Genus:	Paralithodes; Brandt, 1848

Paralithodes is a genus of North Pacific king crabs.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

	Paralithodes brevipes (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841)
	Paralithodes californiensis (Benedict, 1895) – California king crab
	Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815) – red king crab
	Paralithodes platypus (Brandt, 1851) – blue king crab
	Paralithodes rathbuni (Benedict, 1895)

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