Three new American species of Munidopsis (Crustacea: Anomura: Munidopsidae)

Abstract

Three new species of Munidopsis (M. amapa and M. brasilia from Brazil, and M. bajacalifornia from California and the Galápagos Islands) are described. All are small, superficially similar to each other and from shallower depths than is typical of most of the genus. All species have a highly sculptured carapace, triangular rostrum and immovable eyestalks with prominent anterior eyespines.

Central-eastern Pacific; Munidopsis; new species; Southwestern Atlantic

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  27 Jan 2015
• Date of issue
  June 2014

History

• Accepted
  15 July 2014
• Received
  24 Mar 2014