Munidopsis, Whiteaves, 1874

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 : 45-47

Key to Munidopsis known from Australia

1 Carapace with prominent median gastric spine............................................................. 2

– Carapace without prominent median gastric spine ....................................................... 4

2 Carapace with a single prominent spine on anterior lateral margin ................................ ............................................................................ M. valdiviae ( Doflein & Balss, 1913)

– Carapace with 2 prominent spines on anterior lateral margin....................................... 3

3 Carapace covered with spines ................................... M. trachynotus ( Anderson, 1896)

– Carapace covered with simple or scale­like tubercles .................................................... ......................................................................... M. rostrata (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)

4 Rostrum trifid ................................................................................................................ 5

– Rostrum not trifid, without lateral spines...................................................................... 6

5 Carapace with 4 lateral spines (including anterolateral spine)........................................ ........................................................................................ M. serricornis ( Lovén, 1852)

– Carapace with 3 lateral spines (including anterolateral spine)................ M. treis n. sp.

6 Carapace without pair of epigastric spines.................................................................... 7

– Carapace with pair of epigastric spines or projections ............................................... 12

7 Eyestalk and cornea without spines. Cheliped with epipod .......................................... 8

– Eyestalk and cornea with spines. Cheliped without epipod ........................................ 10

8 Carapace without row of spines on posterior margin. Dactylus of walking legs with smooth inner margin................................................................... M. cidaris Baba, 1994

– Carapace with row of spines on posterior margin. Dactylus of walking legs with toothed inner margin ..................................................................................................... 9

9 Lateral margins of carapace without spines behind anterolateral spine.......................... ......................................................................................................... M. kensleyi n. sp.

– Lateral margins of carapace with spines behind anterolateral spine............................... .............................................................................................. M. dasypus Alcock, 1894

10 Rostrum slender, maximum width less than half­length, margins straight. Major eyespine located on anterior margin of cornea ................................................................. 11

– Rostrum slender, maximum width greater than half­length, with distinct basal constriction. Major eyespine located on mesiodistal margin of eyestalk ............................ ................................................................................... M. marginata ( Henderson, 1885)

11 Body without dense covering of fine setae ...................... M. bispinoculata Baba, 1988

– Body with dense covering of fine setae .................... M. victoriae Baba & Poore, 2002

12 Cheliped (pereopod 1) without epipod........................................................................ 13

– Cheliped (pereopod 1) with epipod............................................................................. 14

13 Carapace with spines behind epigastric spines. Second and third segments of antennal peduncle with mesial and lateral terminal spines............................................................ ....................................................................... M. centrina Alcock & Anderson, 1894

– Carapace without spines behind epigastric spines. Second and third segments of antennal peduncle unarmed ......................................................... M. verrilli Benedict, 1902

14 Epipod on cheliped only.............................................................................................. 15

– Epipod on pereopods 1–3 ............................................................................................ 17

15 Carapace dorsum densely covered with fine setae.......................................................... ................................................................................ M. edwardsii ( Wood­Mason, 1891)

– Carapace dorsum non­setose, covered with short squamae ........................................ 16

16 Carapace with antennal spine or tooth. Inner margin of dactyli of walking legs with triangular teeth, each armed with slender movable spine ................................................. .............................................................................. M. subsquamosa Henderson, 1885

– Carapace without antennal spine. Inner margin of dactyli of walking legs without triangular teeth, relatively even, armed with minute movable spines ................................ ................................................................................................ M. antonii ( Filhol, 1884)

17 Cheliped palm about 4 times as long as high. Antennal process of carapace small, pointed ............................................................................................. M. proales n. sp.

– Cheliped palm about 2 times as long as high. Antennal process of carapace blunt, rounded ....................................................................................... M. tasmaniae n. sp.