Hexamunida

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Hexamunida
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Hexamunida sphecia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Hexamunida
Macpherson & Baba, 2022

Hexamunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. [1] [2] [3] It was erected in 2022 when the then paraphyletic Agononida was divided into three lineages: Agononida sensu stricto and two new genera, Garymunida and Hexamunida. The genus name refers to the number of spines (six) along the anterior ridge of the second abdominal somite, whereas these spines number four in Agononida. [3]

Hexamunida is distributed in the western Pacific Ocean. [3]

Species

There are two recognized species: [1]

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<i>Agononida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Agononida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. In 2022, recognizing that the genus as then defined was paraphyletic, it was divided into three lineages: Agononidasensu stricto and two new genera, Garymunida and Hexamunida. Agononida is distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

<i>Garymunida aequabilis</i> Species of crustacean

Garymunida aequabilis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean. The specific name is derived from the Latin aequabilis, meaning "equal", or "similar", in reference to its similarity to Garymunida pilosimanus.

<i>Garymunida analoga</i> Species of crustacean

Garymunida analoga is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. The specific name is derived from the Greek analogos, meaning "resembling", which is in reference to its similarity to both Agononida squamosa and Agononida similis.

<i>Garymunida garciai</i> Species of crustacean

Garymunida garciai is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It occurs in the western Pacific Ocean near New Guinea and Fiji. The specific name is in reference to Antoni García Rubies.

Garymunida imitata is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It occurs in French Polynesia. The specific name is derived from the Latin word imitatus, meaning "copy" or "mimic," which is in reference to its similarity to Agononida soelae.

<i>Garymunida isabelensis</i> Species of crustacean

Garymunida isabelensis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The species name is from Isabel, one of the Solomon Islands. The males measure from 6.8 to 20.7 millimetres and the females from 5.7 to 31.5 millimetres. It is found off of the Solomon Islands, as the specific epithet implies. It is found at depths between about 240 and 350 metres.

Garymunida longipes is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It occurs in the westernAtlantic Ocean.

Garymunida longispinata is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The males measure from 11.7 to 20.5 millimetres and the females from 14.5 to 22.9 millimetres. It is found off of southwestern Luzon and the east coast of Mindoro and in the Mindanao Sea.

Garymunida pilosimanus is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The males measure 48.7 millimetres (1.92 in) on average and the females 22.9 millimetres (0.90 in) on average. It is found off of the coasts of Japan, Taiwan, and Australia, at depths between 295 and 520 metres.

Garymunida prolixa is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It can be found in the Andaman and Arabian Seas, at depths between about 240 and 750 metres.

Garymunida schroederi is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found off of the Bahamas and Cuba, at depths ranging from 275 to 495 metres.

Garymunida similis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The males measure from 13.1 to 21.3 millimetres and the females from 11.3 to 18.4 millimetres. It is found off of the Philippines, at depths between 290 and 495 metres.

<i>Garymunida simillima</i> Species of crustacean

Garymunida simillima is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It occurs in French Polynesia. The specific name is derived from the Latin similis, which refers to its similarity to Agononida normani. The males measure from 12.4 to 13.5 millimetres and the females from 4.6 to 14.6 millimetres. It is found off of the Austral Islands, at depths between 200 and 1,000 metres.

Garymunida soelae is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The species is named for the research vessel Soela, which is the vessel on which the type specimen was collected. The males measure about 28.2 millimetres (1.11 in) and the females about 14.1 millimetres (0.56 in). It is found off of Indonesia, northwestern Australia, and New Caledonia, at depths between 450 and 620 metres. It is also found off of Fiji, where it resides between depths of about 680 and 725 metres.

<i>Hexamunida sphecia</i> Species of crustacean

Hexamunida sphecia is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The species name is derived from the Greek sphex, meaning "wasp," which refers to the yellow and purple bands on its carapace. The males measure from 5.0 to 24.0 millimetres and the females from 6.0 to 17.1 millimetres. It is found off of New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the Chesterfield Islands, at depths between about 60 and 520 metres. It is also found off of both Fiji and Tonga, where it resides between depths of about 310 and 465 metres.

Hexamunida tenuipes is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found off of Japan.

<i>Garymunida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Garymunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. It was erected in 2022 when the then paraphyletic Agononida was divided into three lineages: Agononidasensu stricto and two new genera, Garymunida and Hexamunida. The genus name honors Gary C. B. Poore, acknowledging his "significant contributions to the study of the Galatheoidea and other crustaceans".

<i>Scolonida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Scolonida is a small genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. It was erected in 2022 to accommodate three species previously placed in the genus Munida. The genus name combines the Greek scolos (=spine) and the genus name, Munida, and refers to the presence of protogastric spines that characterize the genus.

<i>Leptonida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Leptonida is a small genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. It was erected in 2022 to accommodate Munida delicata, now Leptonida delicata, in a major revision of the genus Munida. At the time, it was monotypic, but the World Register of Marine Species lists another species not mentioned in the 2022 revision. Leptonida delicata occurs in south-western Pacific Ocean.

<i>Dactylonida</i>

Dactylonida is a small genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. It was erected in 2022 to accommodate two species formerly placed in Munida, one of them from the East Atlantic and the other from the Central-Eastern Pacific.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hexamunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom, Ahyong, Andreakis, Baba, Buckley, Garcia-Jimenez, McCallum, Rodriguez-Flores & Macpherson, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. "Hexamunida Macpherson & Baba, 2022". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Machordom, Annie; Ahyong, Shane T.; Andreakis, Nikos; Baba, Keiji; Buckley, David; García-Jiménez, Ricardo; McCallum, Anna W.; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Macpherson, Enrique (2022). "Deconstructing the crustacean squat lobster genus Munida to reconstruct the evolutionary history and systematics of the family Munididae (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheoidea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (10): 926–970. doi:10.1071/IS22013. hdl: 10261/280688 . S2CID   252812564.