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Munidopsis serricornis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Munidopsidae |
Genus: | Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874 |
Type species | |
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874 |
Munidopsis is a genus of squat lobster. It is the second largest of all the genera of squat lobsters, after Munida , with over 200 species. [1] Its members are mainly found on continental slopes and on abyssal plains. [1] A few fossil species are also known, [2] including specimens from the Campanian (Cretaceous).
There are currently over 230 known species. [3]
Munidopsis, like other squat lobsters, are often found in chemosynthetic environments in the ocean. [4]
Munidopsis was the first confirmed genus to inhabit the underwater Mud volcano habitat. [4]
Most Munidopsis species are found in the deep sea at depths more than 5300m. [3]
In 2022, during surveys of the wreck of the Endurance, a squat lobster believed to be an unidentified species in the Munidopsis genus was observed. [5]
The genus Munidopsis dates back to the Eocene and Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica. [6]
The described living species are as follows: [7]
The family Polychelidae contains thirty-eight extant species of blind, benthic lobster-like crustaceans. They are found throughout the world's tropical, sub-tropical and temperate oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Irish Sea.
Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 70 species. Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.
Munidopsis serricornis is a species of squat lobster. It is widely distributed in the world's oceans, being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Atlantic Ocean, and the Indo-Pacific. It grows up to a carapace length of 20 millimetres (0.8 in).
Munida is the largest genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, with over 240 species.
Gastroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
Uroptychodes is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
Uroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae found across the Indo-Pacific. The genus Uroptychus contains the following species:
Babamunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. The genus occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, with the greatest diversity in the Pacific.
Galacantha is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munidopsidae, containing the following species:
Heteronida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae. They occur in the western Pacific Ocean.
Leiogalathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munidopsidae, containing the following species:
Paramunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, containing the following species:
Raymunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, containing the following 11 species:
Shinkaia crosnieri is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Munidopsidae. S. crosnieri lives in deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems, living off of the chemosynthetic activity of certain bacteria living on its setae.
The Galatheoidea are a superfamily of decapod crustaceans comprising the porcelain crabs and some squat lobsters. Squat lobsters within the three families of the superfamily Chirostyloidea are not closely related to the squat lobsters within the Galatheoidea. The fossil record of the superfamily extends back to the Middle Jurassic genus Palaeomunidopsis.
Munidopsis tuberosa is a species of squat lobster, first isolated from deep waters off Taiwan. M. tuberosa is similar to M. granosicorium, but it differs by the configuration of its carapace and rostrum.
Munidopsis echinata is a species of squat lobster, first found in deep waters off Taiwan. M. echinata is similar to M. colombiana, but differs by lacking an antennal spine on its carapace and having a rather longer antennal peduncle.
Munidopsis tafrii is a species of squat lobster first found in Taiwanese waters at depths greater than 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). It resembles M. ceratophthalma, however its carapace morphology distinguishes it from its cogenerate species.
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".
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.