Munidopsis lentigo, WILLIAMS & VAN DOVER, 1983

Martin, Joel W. & Haney, Todd A., 2005, Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (4), pp. 445-522 : 479

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00178.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490558
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scientific name	Munidopsis lentigo
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MUNIDOPSIS LENTIGO WILLIAMS & VAN DOVER, 1983

Type locality: north-eastern Pacific Ocean, EPR; 21°N; 2600 m .

Known range: Known only from the type locality ( Williams & Van Dover, 1983; Van Dover, 1997, in Desbruyères & Segonzac, 1997).

Material: EPR, vent sites at 21°N; 2600 m ; OASIS Expedition, R / V Melville, Alvin dives 1211 and 1221, 12 April –8 May, 1982; USNM 191160 About USNM (holotype male) , USNM 191163 About USNM (paratype male) , USNM 191163 About USNM [sic], 191162 and 191161 (paratype females) ( Williams & Van Dover, 1983) .

Remarks: This species is considered a ‘high-temperature’ species because of its occurrence near high-temperature fluid venting ( Williams & Van Dover, 1983; Chevaldonné & Olu, 1996) and black smokers ( Van Dover, 1997: 202, in Desbruyères & Segonzac, 1997). Treated as an endemic by Van Dover et al. (1985) and by Chevaldonné & Olu (1996), which it may truly be, although it is considered a vagrant here (see earlier discussion under family Galatheidae ). Van Dover et al. (1985) reported lecithotrophic larvae for the species. The species is characterized by having unusual ovalshaped organs of unknown function on the chelipedal propodus and flattened eyes.