Munida forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Vazquez-Bader, Ana Rosa & Gracia, Adolfo, 2016, Diversity and distribution of Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea (Decapoda, Anomura) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, ZooKeys 612, pp. 1-30 : 10

Taxon classification Animalia Decapoda Munididae

Munida forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Material examined.

BATO stn. 11, 1 female, stn. 32, 1 male. BIOREPES 1 stn 15, 3 males, 3 females, 2 ovigerous females. BIOREPES 3 stn. A1, 2 ovigerous females, stn A 24, 2 males.

Additional material examined.

MOPEED 1 stn. J1, 1 male. MOPEED 2 stn. J2, 2 males, 1 ovigerous female, stn. W1, 1 female. MOPEED 4 stn. W1, 1 male, stn. W2, 1 male. SGM 7 stn. GO8, 2 ovigerous females. SGM 8 stn. 6.7, 1 male. SGM 10 stn. 91.26, 1 male. SIGSBEE 9 stn. A9, 1 ovigerous female. SIGSBEE 10 stn F, 1 female.

Remarks.

Munida forceps was collected in the Campeche Bank, Campeche; Tuxpan, Veracruz; and off Alacranes Reef, Yucatán from 55 to 442.5 m. The highest abundance was observed in the SSW sector (77.8%, 55 to 269 m), mainly in summer (70.4%); the overall sex ratio was 0.93 M: 1 F. Females were larger x = 15.476 ± 1.862 (13.7-18.1 mm) than males x = 14.356 ± 3.471 (10.2-20.2 mm) and ovigerous females x = 13.776 ± 4.524 (7.6-20.5 mm). The ovigerous females were present in summer and autumn.