Paramunida proxima ( Henderson, 1885 )

Cabezas, Patricia & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2014, Deep-sea squat lobsters of the genus Paramunida Baba, 1988 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Munididae) from the Philippines Panglao 2004, Panglao 2005 and Aurora 2007 expeditions, with the description of three new species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 302-316 : 311

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scientific name	Paramunida proxima ( Henderson, 1885 )
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Paramunida proxima ( Henderson, 1885)

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Munida proxima . — Henderson, 1885: 410 (type locality: N of the Admiralty Islands, 275 m). — Henderson, 1888: 135, pl. 13, figs 2, 2a, 2b (N of Papua, 275 m). — Tirmizi, 1975: 305, figs 1–8 (designation and description of lectotype).

Paramunida proxima . — Macpherson, 1993: 460, fig. 7 ( Philippines and Indonesia; re-examination of syntypes (= 2 paralectotypes), 210–306 m). — Komai, 2000: 360 (list). — Baba, 2005: 199, 303 (key, synonymies, Moro Gulf off Zamboanga and Mindanao, 293–366 m). — Baba et al., 2008: 173 (list of occurrences). — Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2010: 40–41 View Cited Treatment , figs. 14I, 18B ( Philippines, Indonesia. Kei Islands, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, between 135–402 m).

Not Munida proxima . — Baba, 1982: 110, fig. 4 (Izu Shoto, 430 m). — Baba in Baba et al., 1986: 173, 291, fig. 124 ( Kyushu-Palau Ridge and off Amami-oshima of the Ryukyus, 320–400 m). — Wu et al., 1998: 143, figs 40, 42F (Taiwan) (= P. leptotes Macpherson & Baba, 2009 ).

Material examined. PANGLAO 2005, Philippines, 5 males (CL 5.2–11.3 mm), 4 females (CL 5.2–10- 1 mm), 3 ovigerous females (CL 10.2–11.7 mm) ( NTOU A01360 View Materials ), station CP2343, 9°27.4'N, 123°49,4'E, 273-302 m, 23 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 8 males (CL 5.0– 12.2 mm), 3 females (CL 8.8–11.9 mm) ( NTOU A01361 View Materials ), station CP2359, 8°49.9 N, 123°34.9'E, 437-443 m, 26 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 6 males (CL 8.8–12. mm), 6 females (CL 8.6–11.6 mm), 6 ovigerous females (CL 10.5–12.8 mm) ( NTOU A01362 View Materials ), station CP2360, 8°48.9'N, 123°37.6'E, 357-364 m, 26 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 1 female (CL 10.3 mm), 1 ovigerous female (CL 9.7 mm) ( NTOU A01363 View Materials ), station CP2361, 8°53.1'N, 123°33.5'E, 543–613 m, 26 May 2005 GoogleMaps .— 2 males (CL 8.0–10.0 mm), 5 females (CL 5.1–9.5 mm), 1 ovigerous female (CL 11.3 mm) ( NTOU A01364 View Materials ), station CP2368, 8°56.1'N, 123° 16.6'E, 316-318 m, 27 May 2005 GoogleMaps .— 14 males (CL 7.6–11.8 mm), 12 females (CL 7.2–12.3 mm), 3 ovigerous females (CL 10.6–12.6 mm) ( NTOU A01365 View Materials ), station CP2380, 8°41.3'N, 123°17.8'E, 163–271 m, 28 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 2 males (CL 11.0– 11.1 mm), 1 female (CL 8.9 mm), 2 ovigerous females (CL 9.7–10.8 mm) ( NTOU A01366 View Materials ), station CP2383, 8°44.7'N, 123°18.5'E, 351–376 m, 29 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 4 males (CL 9.2–12.3 mm), 3 females (CL 9.6–10.3 mm), 1 ovigerous female (CL 11.0 mm) ( NTOU A01367 View Materials ), station CP2393, 9°30.1'N, 123°41.5'E, 396–414 m, 30 May 2005 GoogleMaps . — 2 males (CL 9.8–10.2 mm) ( NTOU A01368 View Materials ), station CP2406, 9°40.6'N, 123°46.8'E, 379–389 m, 1 June 2005 GoogleMaps .

Colour. Body generally pinkish orange and covered with dense fine reddish orange dots. Abdominal somites 5–6 and tail fan pale colourated. Pereopods alternated with redder bands. Eyes dark brownish.

Distribution. Philippines (off Zamboanga, Mindanao), N of the Admiralty Islands, Indonesia (Kei Islands), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, between 135– 613 m.