Munida agave Macpherson and Baba, 1993

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Munida agave Macpherson and Baba, 1993

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Munida agave Macpherson and Baba, 1993: 387 , figs 1, 2 (type locality: Philippines). — Baba et al., 2008: 84 . — Baba et al., 2009: 139, fig. 115.

Material examined. Western Australia: NMV J56008 , 1 female (cl 11.6 mm, pcl 10.4 mm), Broome L 25 transect, 16° 45.156' S, 121° 02.796' E to 16° 44.592' S, 121° 02.208' E, 100–108 m, SS05/2007/116, 30 June 2007 ; NMV J56099 , Adele L 28 transect, 14° 33.732' S, 122° 55.092' E to 14° 33.684' S, 122° 54.906' E, 95–105 m, SS05/2007/161, 4 July 2007 .

Colour. Carapace and abdominal somites 2–5 pale orange with orange striae and spines, telson whiteish. Rostrum and supraocular spines orange. P1 and P2–4 pale orange with orange striae.

Genetic data. COI and 16S; see Table 1.

Remarks. This specimen agrees well with the description of the holotype from the Phillipines, having arcuate striae on sternites 3–6 and two pairs of spines on the anterior ridge of abdominal somite 2. This is the first record of the species from Australia.

Distribution. Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, 89– 549 m. North-western Australia, 55– 108 m.

Figures

Figure 16. A, Munida agave Macpherson and Baba, 1993, female, cl 11.6 mm, pcl 10.4 mm (NMV J56008); B, Munida armilla Macpherson, 1994, male, cl 16.1 mm, pcl 10.2 mm (NMV J55081); C–D, Munida asprosoma Ahyong and Poore, 2004, male, cl 13.2 mm, pcl 8.0 mm (J55076), ovigerous female, cl 17.4 mm, pcl 10.7 mm (NMV J56016). Photos: K. Gowlett-Holmes.