Munida miles A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Vazquez-Bader, Ana Rosa & Gracia, Adolfo, 2016, Diversity and distribution of Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea (Decapoda, Anomura) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, ZooKeys 612, pp. 1-30 : 12

Taxon classification Animalia Decapoda Munididae

Munida miles A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Material examined.

BATO stn. 10, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female, stn. 29, 1 male, stn. 54, 1 male, 2 ovigerous females, stn. 59, 1 male. BIOREPES 1 stn 12, 2 males, 2 females, 3 ovigerous females, stn 13, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female, stn 18, 1 female 1, stn 28 1 female, stn 31, 1 male. BIOREPES 2 stn 10, 1 male. COBERPES 2011 stn. B4, 1 male, 1 ovigerous female. COBERPES 3 stn B2, 1 female, stn. B10, 3 males, 1 female, 1 ovigerous female.

Remarks.

Munida miles was collected off Alacranes Reef, Yucatán; Campeche Bank, Campeche; San Fernando River, Tamaulipas; at 245.6-590.0 m. Although, it was most abundant in sector SSW (89.7%; 327.5-590.0 m), mainly in summer (51.7%; 394.5-455.8 m). Sex ratio throughout seasons was similar and close to the expected proportion 1:1. The mean CL in ovigerous females was 18.7 mm, 18.1 mm for males and 14.1 mm for females. The ovigerous females (31.09% of the total collected) occurred in spring, summer, and autumn, but the maximum number was found in summer. Only one male was infested with a rhizocephalan parasite (CL = 18.9 mm). The material collected represents the first record in the sector SSW.