Munidopsis andamanica

Munidopsis andamanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Galatheidae
Genus: Munidopsis
Species: M. andamanica
Binomial name
Munidopsis andamanica
MacGilchrist, 1905 [1][2]

Munidopsis andamanica is a species of squat lobster that lives in the deep sea and eats dead wood.[3][4] It has long chelipeds (claw-bearing legs), which are twice as long as the carapace.[4]

References

  1. Keiji Baba, Enrique Macpherson, Gary C. B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, Adriana Bermudez, Patricia Cabezas, Chia-Wei Lin, Martha Nizinski, Celso Rodrigues & Kareen E. Schnabel (2008). "Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura – families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1905: 1–220.
  2. Enrique Macpherson (2010). "Munidopsis andamanica MacGilchrist, 1905". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Matt Walker (11 November 2009). "The deep-sea crab that eats trees". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 Caroline Hoyoux, Magali Zbinden, Sarah Samadi, Françoise Gaill & Philippe Compère (2009). "Wood-based diet and gut microflora of a galatheid crab associated with Pacific deep-sea wood falls". Marine Biology. 156 (12): 2421–2439. doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1266-2.


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