Munidopsis sigsbei (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 : 18

Taxon classification Animalia Decapoda Munidopsidae

Munidopsis sigsbei (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880)

Material examined.

BIOREPES 2 stn. 7, 1 male, stn. 8, 3 females, 1 ovigerous female, stn. 28, 1 female. COBERPES stn. B9, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female, stn. Ω 10, 1 female. COBERPES 2011 stn. B9, 2 males, 1 female, 2 ovigerous females. COBERPES 3 stn. α 1, 1 male. COBERPES 4 stn. A 6, 1 male, stn. B 9, 1 male, 2 ovigerous females.

Remarks.

Munidopsis sigsbei presented a wide distribution: from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil in depths of 500 to 2000 m (Kilgoure and Shriley 2014). Specimens of this study were collected in Yucatán: N Alacranes and N Celestún; Veracruz: off Coatzacoalcos River; and Tabasco: in front of San Pedro and San Pablo Rivers (sectors SSE and SSW). Munidopsis sigsbei was the third in terms of abundance (n = 19). Males had a CL range of 10.3-20.6 mm, females showed a 7.4-15.6 mm CL range, and ovigerous females a 10.8-15.3 mm CL range. Ovigerous females occurred in spring and summer.