Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885

Ahyong, Shane T. & Poore, Gary C. B., 2004, Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia, Zootaxa 472 (1), pp. 1-76 : 58-59

Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885 ( Fig. 13 )

Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885: 414 [type locality: SE of Nojima­zaki, Chiba, Japan]; 1888: 152–153, pl. 17: fig. 4. — Gordon, 1955: 244, figs. 1B, 2C, 3D. — Baba, 1982: 114– 115, fig. 5, pl. 2: fig. 2.

Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P67839, 1 male (26.1 mm), 2 females (25.1– 34.1 mm), E of Cape York, 11°35.81’S, 145°29.13’E, 1789–1876 m, beam trawl, FR0688­ 13, P. Hutchings et al., 22 Aug 1988 . NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P67049, 1 juvenile male (9.1 mm), E of Newcastle, 32°59.7’S, 153°01.4’E, 2984–3058 m , NZOI Tangaroa , U214, 8 Oct 1982 .

Remarks. The three adult specimens from north Queensland, included herein to document their presence there, agree well with published accounts ( Henderson 1888, Gordon 1955, Baba 1982). The juvenile specimen from New South Wales (9.1 mm) differs from adults in size related features: the rostrum is relatively longer, and the degree of overall squamation and spination is markedly less pronounced.

Distribution. Japan, both sides of the Pacific, the Gulf of Panama ( Baba 1982) and now from eastern Australia; 1789–3430 m.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885, juvenile male (9.1 mm), AM P67049. A, dorsum. B, right lateral. C, left basal antennular segment, ventral. D, left antennal peduncle, ventral. E, right third maxilliped, lateral. F, sternum, anterior portion. G, right chela. H, pereopod 2, right dorsal. I, telson. Scale A, B, G, H = 2 mm, C–F, I = 1 mm.