Biology:Palinurus barbarae

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Palinurus barbarae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Palinurus
Species:
P. barbarae
Binomial name
Palinurus barbarae
Groeneveld, Griffiths & van Dalsen, 2006

Palinurus barbarae is a species of spiny lobster described in 2006, which was found by fishermen working the waters above the Walters Shoals, a series of submerged mountains 700 kilometres (430 mi) south of Madagascar .[2][3] The animal weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) and reaches up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long excluding the long antennae, and is similar to P. delagoae, found off South Africa , from which it may be differentiated by a number of characters including the larger number of spines.[4] There are fears that the species, which lives in an area outside any country's jurisdiction, may now be exploited,[2] or that it has already been brought near to extinction by overfishing.[3]

References

  1. Cockcroft, A. (2011). "Palinurus barbarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T185008A8345918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185008A8345918.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/185008/8345918. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "New giant lobster species from the Madagascar Ridge". University of Cape Town. October 9, 2006. http://www.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/archives/?id=5949. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 John Yeld (September 11, 2006). "Scientists find new giant lobster species". Cape Argus. p. 3. http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&art_id=vn20060911124033180C132628. 
  4. Groeneveld, J. C.; C. L. Griffiths; A. P. van Dalsen (2006). "A new species of spiny lobster, Palinurus barbarae (Decapoda, Palinuridae) from Walters Shoals on the Madagascar Ridge". Crustaceana 79 (7): 821–833. doi:10.1163/156854006778008177. 

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