Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894

Published, First, 2007, Species of the genus Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1784 from the Indian and Pacific Oceans and reestablishment of the genus Galacantha A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae), Zootaxa 1417, pp. 1-135 : 97

publication ID	11755334
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5077007
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E3687A3-A805-D137-05E6-FF20FE829D90
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894
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Treatment

Munidopsis scobina Alcock, 1894: 330 .— Baba, 2005: 295 (list of occurrences).

Material examined. Indonesia, Makassar Strait , CORINDON 2, Stn 209, 487– 497 m: 1 M 15.1 mm (MNHN-Ga1410).—Stn 276, 395– 450 m: 1 ovig. F 16.4 mm (MNHN-Ga1411) . Indonesia, Banda Sea , CORINDON 4, Stn COP III/1 , 528– 582 m: 2 F 13.4–14.3 mm (MNHN-Ga5612) . Indonesia, Kei Islands , KARUBAR, Stn 40, 443– 468 m: 1 M 14.8 mm (MNHN-Ga5613) .

Remarks. The descriptions and illustrations provided by Alcock (1901), Tirmizi (1966) and Baba (1988) agree quite well with the material examined. The second and third abdominal segments each have two or three spines on the anterior and posterior ridges.

Distribution. Known from Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, the Moluccas off the west coast of Halmahera and the South Arabian coast, between 353 and 1046 m. The present material from Indonesia was collected at 443– 550 m.