Munidopsis edwardsii (Wood-Mason, 1891)

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 : 67

Munidopsis edwardsii (Wood–Mason, 1891)

Elasmonotus Edwardsii Wood –Mason in Wood–Mason & Alcock, 1891: 201.

Munidopsis edwardsii .— Baba & Poore, 2002: 235, fig. 3.— Baba, 2005: 149, 288 (list of occurrences and references).

Material examined. SW Sri Lanka, SAFARI 2, Stn 3, CP05, 2540 m: 2 M 21.3–22.3 mm (MNHN-Ga1592).

Remarks. The epigastric processes are scarcely discernible, but the other characters agree quite well with the previous descriptions and illustrations of the species (Alcock 1901, Alcock & McArdle 1902, Baba & Poore 2002, Baba 2005).

Distribution. Known from Bay of Bengal (type locality), and southeastern Australia, at 1300–2610 m. The new material was collected southwest of Sri Lanka at 2540 m.