Munida constricta A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Schmidt, Gustavo A. & Melo-Filho, De, 2008, Specimens of Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) collected by N. Pq. “ Soloncy Moura ” off the Southern Coast of Brazil under the Revizee Program, Zootaxa 1841, pp. 31-42 : 34-35

Munida constricta A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Munida constricta A. Milne-Edwards, 1880: 52 ; A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier 1897: 40, pl. 3, fig. 5; Benedict 1902: 307; Chace 1942: 34, fig. 14; Pequegnat & Pequegnat 1970: 127; Melo-Filho & Melo 1992a: 516; 1992b: 766, fig. 17; Melo-Filho 1998: 394; Melo 1999: 180, figs. 109, 110 a–d; Melo-Filho 1999: 389, fig. 8; Melo-Filho & Melo 2001b: 1144, figs. 8, 9; 2001c: 42; Melo-Filho 2006: 5, fig. 2 tabs. 1, 2.

Munida miles .— Henderson 1888: 126 [part.].

Material Examined. Caribbean Sea: USS “Blake”, st. 221, 760 m, Saint Lucie, 1 ex. ( MNHN Ga 534, lectotype). Brazil: Rio de Janeiro – N.Pq. “Soloncy Moura”: st. 1255, 507 m, 2 ex. ( MZUSP 15366); st. 1256, 604 m, 2 ex. ( MZUSP 15360). São Paulo – N.Pq. “Soloncy Moura”: st. 1142, 599 m, 1 ex. ( MZUSP 15368). Santa Catarina - N.Pq. “Soloncy Moura”: st. 1001, 600 m, 1 ex. ( MZUSP 16316).

Recognition characters. Lateral borders of carapace parallel. Outer orbital spine followed by 6 lateral spines. Transverse row of 8 epigastric spines, including 1 pair of small spines between the pair of large medial spines. One or two parahepatic spines on each side of the carapace. One small postcervical spine on each side. Abdominal tergites 2 and 3 with anterior margin armed. Tergite 4 with anterior margin armed or, more rarely, unarmed. Peduncle of antennule with outer terminal spine longer than inner spine and with outer dorso-lateral spine followed by 1 smaller proximal outer lateral spine. Peduncle of antenna armed with 1 long distomesial spine on segment 1 (basis) and 1 distolateral denticle on segment 2. Third maxilliped with 1 long proximal spine and 1 shorter distal spine on ventral (flexor) margin of merus.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: Cuba (north coast), Lesser Antilles (Neves, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Grenada) and Brazil (Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul); 277–835 meters depth.