Munidopsis similis Smith, 1885

Kilgour, Morgan J. & Shirley, Thomas C., 2014, Reproductive biology of galatheoid and chirostyloid (Crustacea: Decapoda) squat lobsters from the Gulf of Mexico, Zootaxa 3754 (4), pp. 381-419 : 410

Munidopsis similis Smith, 1885

Munidopsis similis has been reported from the North Atlantic Ocean from a depth of 1940 m ( Smith 1885, 1886). Three non-ovigerous females (CW from 8.7 to 10.9 mm), one ovigerous female, and three males (CW from 7.0 to 10.2 mm) were available. These specimens were from the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic in depths of 1475 to 2438 m and were collected in August and September ( Fig. 13 H). These collections represent a range extension for this species.

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FIGURE 13. Number of specimens of each species collected for each month. Gray bars are males, white bars are females, and black bars are ovigerous females.