Munida constricta A. MilneEdwards, 1880

De, Gustavo A. S. & Melo-Filho, 2006, Reports on the results of the N. Oc. “ Prof. W. Besnard ” expeditions to the southern coast of Brazil under the Revizee Program: Chirostylidae and Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura), Zootaxa 1238, pp. 1-22 : 6-7

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Munida constricta A. MilneEdwards, 1880: 52 ; A. MilneEdwards & Bouvier, 1897: 40, pl. 3, fig. 5; Benedict: 1902: 307; Chace, 1942: 34, fig. 14; Pequegnat & Pequegnat, 1970: 127; Melo Filho & Melo, 1992a: 516; 1992b: 766, fig. 17; MeloFilho, 1998: 394; Melo, 1999: 180, figs. 109, 110 a–d; MeloFilho 1999: 389, fig. 8; MeloFilho & Melo, 2001b: 1144, figs. 8, 9; 2001c: 42.

Munida miles . — Henderson, 1888: 126 [part.].

Material examined

Caribbean Sea: USS “Blake”, st. 221, 760 m, Saint Lucie, 1 ex. ( MNHN Ga 534, lectotype). Brazil: São Paulo — N. Oc. “Prof. W. Besnard”, st. 6659, 505 m, 1 ex. ( MZUSP 13210); st. 6679, 808 m, 2 ex. ( MZUSP 13197).

Recognition characters

Lateral borders of carapace parallel. Outer orbital spine followed by 6 lateral spines. With transverse row of 8 epigastric spines, including 1 pair of small spines between the pair of large medial spines. One or two parahepatic spines on each side of carapace. One small postcervical spine on each side. Remainder of carapace unarmed. Abdominal tergites 2 and 3 with anterior margin armed. Tergite 4 with anterior margin armed or, more rarely, unarmed. Peduncle of antennule with outer terminal spine longer than inner spine and with outer dorsolateral spine followed by 1 smaller proximal outer lateral spine. Peduncle of antenna armed with 1 long distomesial spine on segment 1 (basis) and 1 distolateral denticle on segment 2. Third maxilliped with 1 long proximal spine and 1 shorter distal spine on ventral (flexor) margin of merus.

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Cuba (north coast), Lesser Antilles (Neves, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Grenada) and Brazil (Alagoas, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul); 277–835 meters depth.

Remarks

Munida constricta is very similar to M. miles , differing from it in possessing a carapace with parallel borders. According to Chace (1942), the syntypes from USS “Blake” stations 146 and 147 are actually M. miles . MeloFilho & Melo (1992a) selected the specimen from USS “Blake” station 221 as the lectotype of the M. constricta .

References

Benedict, J. E. (1902) Description of a new genus and forty-six new species of crustaceans of the Family Galatheidae with a list of the known marine species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 26 (1311), 243 - 334.

Chace, F. A. Jr. (1942) Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. Torreia, 11, 1 - 106.

Melo-Filho, G. A. S. & Melo, G. A. S. (1992 a) Designation of lectotypes for the species of Munida (Crustacea: Anomura: Galatheidae) collected by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake (1877 - 79) and description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 105 (3), 512 - 520.

Henderson, J. R. (1888) Report on the Anomura collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76, Zoology, 27, 1 - 221.

Melo, G. A. S. (1999) Manual de identificacao dos Crustacea Decapoda do litoral brasileiro: Anomura, Thalassinidea, Palinuridea, Astacidea. Pleiade Ed. and FAPESP, Sao Paulo, 551 pp.

Melo-Filho, G. A. S. (1998) Malacostraca - Eucarida. Chirostylidae and Galatheidae. In: Young, P. S. (Ed.), Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, pp. 393 - 397.

Melo-Filho, G. A. S. (1999) Familias Chirostylidae e Galatheidae. In: Buckup, L. & Bond-Buckup, G. (Eds.), Os crustaceos do Rio Grande do Sul. Editora da Universidade UFRGS, Porto Alegre, pp. 383 - 397.

Melo-Filho, G. A. S. & Melo, G. A. S. (2001 b) Especies do genero Munida Leach (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae), distribuidas na costa do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 18 (4), 1135 - 1176.

Milne-Edwards, A. (1880) Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean sea, 1977, 78, 79, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer Blake ... VIII. Etudes preliminaires sur les Crustaces. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 8 (1), 1 - 68.

Milne-Edwards, A & Bouvier, E. L. (1897) Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz in the Gulf of Mexico (1877 - 78), in the Caribbean Sea (1878 - 79), and along the Atlantic Coast of the United States (1880) by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake , Lieut. Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. XXXV. Description des Crustaces de la famille des Galatheides recueillis pendant l'expedition. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 19 (2), 1 - 141.

Pequegnat, L. H. & Pequegnat, W. E. (1970) Deep-sea anomurans of superfamily Galatheoidea with descriptions of two new species. Contributions on the Biology of the Gulf of Mexico, 1 (5), 125 - 170.