Munidopsis echinata

Munidopsis echinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Galatheidae
Genus: Munidopsis
Species: M. echinata
Binomial name
Munidopsis echinata
Osawa, Lin & Chan, 2008

Munidopsis echinata is a species of squat lobster, first found in deep waters off Taiwan. M. echinata is similar to M. colombiana, but differs by lacking an antennal spine on its carapace and having a rather longer antennal peduncle.[1]

References

  1. Chan, Tim-Yam; Osawa, Masayuki; Lin, Chia-Wei (2008). "Especies de Galacantha y Munidopsis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) de las aguas profundas frente a Taiwan, con la descripción de dos nuevas especies". Scientia Marina. 72 (1). doi:10.3989/scimar.2008.72n137. ISSN 1886-8134.

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