Uroptychus

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Uroptychus
Specimen of Uroptychus nigricapillis with gorgonian corals.JPG
Uroptychus nigricapillis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Chirostylidae
Genus: Uroptychus
Henderson, 1888
Synonyms   [1]

DiptychusMilne-Edwards, 1880

Uroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae found across the Indo-Pacific. [1] The genus Uroptychus contains the following species: [2]

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<i>Galathea</i> Genus of crustaceans

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<i>Munidopsis</i> Genus of crustaceans

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<i>Munida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Munida is the largest genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, with over 240 species.

<i>Eumunida</i> Genus of crustaceans

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<i>Bathymunida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Bathymunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, containing the following species:

<i>Crosnierita</i> Genus of crustaceans

Crosnierita is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, containing the following species:

<i>Galacantha</i> Genus of crustaceans

Galacantha is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munidopsidae, containing the following species:

<i>Leiogalathea</i> Genus of crustaceans

Leiogalathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munidopsidae, containing the following species:

<i>Paramunida</i> Genus of crustaceans

Paramunida is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Munididae, containing the following species:

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<i>Plesionida</i> Genus of crustaceans

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galatheoidea</span> Superfamily of crustaceans

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chirostyloidea</span> Superfamily of crustaceans

Chirostyloidea is an anomuran superfamily with squat lobster-like representatives. It comprises the three families Chirostylidae, Eumunididae and Kiwaidae. Although representatives of Chirostyloidea are superficially similar to galatheoid squat lobsters, they are more closely related to Lomisoidea and Aegloidea together forming the clade Australopoda. No fossils can be confidently assigned to the Chirostyloidea, although Pristinaspina may belong either in the family Kiwaidae or Chirostylidae.

<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".

References

  1. 1 2 P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Chirostylidae". Crustacea: Malocostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 29–32. ISBN   9780643067929.
  2. ↑ De Grave, Sammy (9 July 2020). "Uroptychus Henderson, 1888". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 12 October 2024.


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