Munida pilorhyncha Miyake and Baba, 1966

McCallum, Anna W., Ahyong, Shane T. & Andreakis, Nikos, 2021, New species of squat lobsters of the genus Munida from Australia, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 80, pp. 113-152 : 148

Munida pilorhyncha Miyake and Baba, 1966

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Munida pilorhyncha Miyake and Baba, 1966: 81 , figs 1, 2 (type locality: Tosa Bay , Japan). — Baba et al., 2008: 112 (synonomies, type data). — Baba et al., 2009: 180, figs 160–162 (Taiwan).

Munida sp. MoV 5200. — Poore et al., 2008: 20, unnumbered fig. (lower right). —McEnnulty et al., 2011: app. 1, 2.

Material examined. Western Australia: NMV J55145 , 1 female (cl 21.5 mm, pcl 16.8 mm), Bunbury, 33° 00.504'S, 114° 34.26'E to 33° 00.12'S, 114° 34.5' E, 414–421 m, SS10/2005/13, 20 November 2005 .

Colour. Carapace and somites 2–4 pale orange. Rostrum orange. Supraocular spines white. Cheliped with orange/red spots at base of spines and orange/red at distal ends of chela fingers.

Genetic data. Not available.

Remarks. Poore et al. (2008) and McEnnulty et al. (2011) reported the present specimens as “ Munida sp. MoV 5200”; this is the first confirmed record of Munida pilorhyncha from Australia.

Distribution. Japan, South China Sea, Philippines, Taiwan, Kei Islands, Indonesia, 200– 366 m. South-western Australia, 414– 421 m.

Figures

Figure 21. Munida pilorhyncha Miyake and Baba, 1966, female, cl 21.5 mm pcl 16.8 mm, (NMV J551451).