A new species of Munidopsis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae) from deep waters off Taiwan
Masayuki Osawa, Chia-Wei Lin, Tin‐Yam Chan
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Masayuki Osawa, Chia-Wei Lin, Tin‐Yam Chan
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A new galatheid crustacean, Munidopsis latiangulata, is described on the basis of a single specimen collected from deep waters off Taiwan. This new species is close to M. orcina McArdle, 1901, but is distinguished by the nearly horizontal rostrum lacking a distinct dorsal, longitudinal ridge and by having a telson composed of ten instead of eight plates. Munidopsis latiangulata is the fifth species of the genus recorded from Taiwan.
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A new galatheid crustacean, Munidopsis latiangulata, is described on the basis of a single specimen collected from deep waters off Taiwan. This new species is close to M. orcina McArdle, 1901, but is distinguished by the nearly horizontal rostrum lacking a distinct dorsal, longitudinal ridge and by having a telson composed of ten instead of eight plates. Munidopsis latiangulata is the fifth species of the genus recorded from Taiwan.
Key concepts: Rostrum, Telson, Crustacean, Decapoda, Biology, Genus, Ridge, Dorsum