Species of the genus Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1784 from the Indian and Pacific Oceans and reestablishment of the genus Galacantha A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae)
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Zootaxa
2007
2007-03-08
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journal article
11755334
Munidopsis bispinoculata
Baba, 1988
(
Fig. 55D
)
Munidopsis bispinoculata
Baba, 1988: 142
, fig. 54; 2005: 137, 285 (list of occurrences).
Material examined
.
Madagascar
(
A. Crosnier
collection),
Stn
CH
107, 695–
710 m
: 1 ovig. F
8.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga1618).—
Stn
CH
139, 850–
1125 m
: 1 ovig. F
6.5 mm
(MNHN-Ga1597)
.
Philippines
,
MUSORS-
TOM 2
,
Stn
55, 865–
866 m
: 1 M
10.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga1619).—
Stn
56, 970 m
: 1 M
8.8 mm
(MNHN-
Ga
1620)
.
Indonesia
,
Makassar Strait
, CORINDON 2,
Stn
281, 1150–
1120 m
: 1 ovig. F
8.7 mm
(MNHN-
Ga
1621)
.
Indonesia
,
Kei Islands
, KARUBAR,
Stn
40, 443–
468 m
: 1 M 6.0 mm (
MNHN
).—
Stn
87, 1017–
1024 m
: 1 F
6.5 mm
(MNHN-Ga5458)
.
Solomon Islands
, SALOMON 1,
Stn
1753, 1001–
1012 m
: 1 F
7.4 mm
(MNHN-Ga1562).—
Stn
1807, 1077–
1135 m
: 2 ovig. F 9.0–
9.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga5459). SALOMON 2,
Stn
2182, 762–
1060 m
: 1 ovig. F
11.8 m
(MNHN-Ga5460).—
Stn
2217, 1045–
1118 m
: 1 ovig. F
7.3 mm
(MNHN-
Ga
5461).—
Stn
2218, 582–
684 m
: 1 M
9.8 mm
(MNHN-Ga5462).—
Stn
2230, 837–
945 m
: 1 M
9.6 mm
, 1 F
8.4 mm
(
MNHN
).—
Stn
2246, 664–
682 m
: 1 M
9.6 mm
, 1 ovig. F
14.1 mm
(MNHN-Ga5463).—
Stn
2247, 686–
690 m
: 1 M
6.8 mm
, 1 ovig. F
8.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5464).—
Stn
2249, 782–
884 m
: 1 M 9.0 mm (MNHN-
Ga
5465).—
Stn
2250, 845–
970 m
: 1 F
7.1 mm
(MNHN-Ga5466).—
Stn
2251,
1000–1050 m
: 1 M
9.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5467).—
Stn
2276, 814–
980 m
: 1 ovig. F 7.0 mm (MNHN-Ga5468)
.
Vanuatu
, MUSORSTOM 8,
Stn
990, 980–
990 m
: 1 F
8.1 mm
(MNHN-Ga5469).—Stn 991, 910–
936 m
: 1 ovig. F
9.5 mm
, 1 F 5.0 mm (MNHN-Ga5470).—Stn 996, 764–
786 m
: 1 M
5.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga5471).—Stn 1008, 919–
1000 m
: 1 ovig. F
7.5 mm
(MNHN-Ga5472).—Stn 1075, 944–
956 m
: 1 ovig. F
8.2 mm
(MNHN-Ga5473).—Stn 1076,
1100– 1191 m
: 1 M
10.4 mm
(MNHN-Ga5474).—Stn 1126, 1210–
1260 m
: 1 M 10.0 mm (MNHN-Ga5475)
.—
Fiji
, MUSORSTOM 10,
Stn
1309, 843–
887 m
: 1
8.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga5476).—
Stn
1332, 640–
687 m
: 1 ovig. F 8.0 mm (MNHN-Ga5477)
.
Remarks
. The carapace surface of the specimens from
Madagascar
are smoother than those from other localities. No other differences were observed. The general colour pattern of the body and appendages is light brown or grey, with the corneae orange.
Distribution
. Previously known from Sulawesi, southwest coast of Halmahera, between 933 and
2363 m
(
Baba 1988
), Mindanao Sea at
1510 m
(
Baba 2005
) and New South Wales at
1100 m
(
Baba & Poore 2002
). The present material largely extends the distribution range of the species to
Madagascar
,
Philippines
,
Indonesia
,
Solomon Islands
,
Vanuatu
and
Fiji
, from
443–1260 m
.