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

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.183197

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5617660

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Munida constricta A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
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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.

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

MZUSP

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Galatheidae

Genus

Munida

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Munida constricta A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Schmidt, Gustavo A. & Melo-Filho, De 2008
2008
Loc

Munida miles

Henderson 1888: 126
1888
Loc

Munida constricta

Melo-Filho 2001: 1144
Melo 1999: 180
Melo-Filho 1999: 389
Melo-Filho 1998: 394
Melo-Filho 1992: 516
Pequegnat 1970: 127
Chace 1942: 34
Benedict 1902: 307
Milne-Edwards 1897: 40
Milne-Edwards 1880: 52
1880
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