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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Published, First
text
Zootaxa
2007
2007-03-08
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journal article
11755334
Munidopsis carinimarginata
Baba, 1988
(
Fig. 55E
)
Munidopsis carinimarginata
Baba, 1988: 145
, fig. 55; 2005: 286.
Material examined
.
Indonesia
,
Banda Sea
, CORINDON 4,
Stn
IV-1, 278–
408 m
: 1 M
14.3 mm
(MNHN-
Ga
1583)
.
Indonesia
,
Kei Islands
, KARUBAR,
Stn
12, 413–
436 m
: 1 M
13.7 mm
(MNHN-Ga5504)
.
New Caledonia
, BIOCAL,
Stn
109, 495–
515 m
: 1 M
9.5 mm
(MNHN-Ga5505). MUSORSTOM 4, Stn 242, 500–
550 m
: 1 F
8.5 mm
(MNHN-Ga5506). BATHUS 1, Stn 657, 490–
537 m
: 1 M 10.0 mm, 1 ovig. F
14.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5507).—Stn 658, 515–
580 m
: 1 M
10.7 mm
(MNHN-Ga5508).—Stn 671, 450–
470 m
: 1 M
4.6 mm
, 1 ovig. F
9.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5509).—Stn 698, 491–
533 m
: 1 M
8.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga5510).—Stn 708, 550–
580 m
: 1 M
11.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga5511). HALIPRO 1, Stn 866, 550–
600 m
: 1 M
9.4 mm
, 3 ovig. F 9.6– 12.0 mm (MNHN-Ga5500).—Stn 867, 720–
950 m
: 1 M
12.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga5512)
.
Vanuatu
,
MUSORS-
TOM 8
,
Stn
1050, 541–
577 m
: 1 M
11.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5513).—
Stn
1124, 582–
599 m
: 1 M
11.7 mm
(MNHN-Ga5514). BOA 0.
Stn
2319, 482–
540 m
: 1 M
12.1 mm
(MNHN-Ga5515)
.
Fiji
, BORDAU 1,
Stn
1396, 591–
596 m
: 2 M
10.4–13.2 mm
, 1 ovig. F
14.3 mm
(MNHN-Ga5516).—
Stn
1462, 556–
560 m
: 1 M
15.4 mm
(MNHN-Ga5517)
.
Tonga
, BORDAU 2,
Stn
1528, 587–
592 m
: 1 ovig. F 10.0 mm, 1 F
8.6 mm
(MNHN-Ga5501).—
Stn
1556, 589–
591 m
: 1 M
14.8 mm
(MNHN-Ga5502).—
Stn
1569, 433 m
: 1 F
5.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga5518).—
Stn
1642, 532 m
: 1 M
10.7 mm
(MNHN-Ga5519)
.
Remarks
. The specimens examined agree quite well with the original description and illustrations. The colour pattern of the body is orange or brownish; rostrum light brown; fifth and sixth abdominal segments and telson whitish; pereiopods brownish, dactyli and distal part of propodi whitish.
Distribution
. The species was only known from the
holotype
(
Moluccas
, off West coast off Halmehara,
545 m
) (
Baba 1988
,
2005
). The present material extends its distribution to
Indonesia
,
New Caledonia
,
Vanuatu
,
Fiji
and
Tonga
, between 300 and
1000 m
.