Munida armilla Macpherson, 1994

McCallum, Anna W., Ahyong, Shane T. & Andreakis, Nikos, 2021, New species of squat lobsters of the genus Munida from Australia, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 80, pp. 113-152 : 138

Munida armilla Macpherson, 1994

Figure 16B

Munida armilla Macpherson, 1994: 446 , figs 6, 65 [type locality:

New Caledonia]. — Baba et al., 2008: 87. — Macpherson, 2013: 296. Munida aff. amathea — Poore et al., 2008: 20.

Material examined. Western Australia: NMV J55081 , 1 male (cl 16.1 mm, pcl 10.2 mm) ,

Abrolhos, 28° 29.37' S, 113° 25.14' E to 28° 30.06' S, 113° 25.5' E, 416–431 m, SS10/2005/95, 2005.

Colour. Carapace and abdominal somites pink/white with orange/reddish striae and spines. Rostrum white with red tip, supraocular spines red at base and white distally, anterolateral spines red. Walking legs with orange/red bands. Chela with orange bands.

Genetic data. Not available.

Remarks. This single specimen differs slightly from the type material of M. armilla Macpherson, 1994 . In our specimen the basal article of the antennule has subequal distal spines while in the holotype the distomesial spine is slightly shorter than the distolateral. In our specimen the carapace has interupted striae while the holotype has numerous scales. This is the first record of the species from Australia.

Distribution. New Caledonia, Matthew and Hunter Islands, Tuscaroa Bank, Tonga, French Polynesia (Tarava seamounts, Tuamoto and Society Archipelagos), 233– 710 m. Western Australia, 416– 431 m.

Figures

Figure 16. A, Munida agave Macpherson and Baba, 1993, female, cl 11.6 mm, pcl 10.4 mm (NMV J56008); B, Munida armilla Macpherson, 1994, male, cl 16.1 mm, pcl 10.2 mm (NMV J55081); C–D, Munida asprosoma Ahyong and Poore, 2004, male, cl 13.2 mm, pcl 8.0 mm (J55076), ovigerous female, cl 17.4 mm, pcl 10.7 mm (NMV J56016). Photos: K. Gowlett-Holmes.