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Munidopsis scabra Faxon 1893

Description

Munidopsis scabra Faxon, 1893

(Fig. 35L)

Munidopsis scabra Faxon, 1893: 186; 1895: 93, pl. XXI, figs. 1, 1a. — Garth & Haig 1971: 6.6. — Pereyra & Alton 1972:450. — Haig & Wicksten 1975:10. — Wicksten 1989b: 315.

Diagnosis. Rostrum without lateral spines, slightly turned upward. Carapace covered with spiny-pointed tubercles; with 9 or 10 lateral spinules, row of 8 spinules on posterior margin. Chelipeds with thorn-like spines except on fingers. Pereopods 2–4 with rows of small, sharp spines. Abdomen without spines. Carapace length 40 mm.

Color in life. Not reported.

Habitat and depth. Continental slope, among sand, mud and rubble, 567–1243 m.

Range. Oregon to Peru. Type localities off Cape Corrientes, Mexico (Albatross sta. 3424, 21˚15' N, 106˚ 23' W; and sta. 3425, 21˚ 19' N, 106˚ 24' W).

Notes

Published as part of Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, pp. 1-307 in Zootaxa 3371 on page 153

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Galatheidae
Genus
Munidopsis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Decapoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Faxon
Species
scabra
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Munidopsis scabra Faxon, 1893 sec. Wicksten, 2012

References

  • Faxon, W. (1893) Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer " Albatross " during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. VI. Preliminary descriptions of new species of Crustacea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 24, 149 - 220.
  • Faxon, W. (1895) Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer " Albatross " during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. 15. The stalk-eyed Crustacea. Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College Memoir, 18, 1 - 292.
  • Garth, J. S. & Haig, J. (1971) Decapod Crustacea (Anomura and Brachyura) of the Peru-Chile Trench. Anton Bruun Reports, 6, 6.3 - 6.20.
  • Haig, J. & Wicksten, M. K. (1975) First records and range extensions of crabs in California waters. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 74, 100 - 104.
  • Wicksten, M. K. (1989 b) Ranges of offshore decapod crustaceans in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 21, 291 - 316.