The minute squat lobster Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902 is recorded for the first time from bathyal grounds in the Mediterranean Sea. It can easily be distinguished from the two species of Munidopsis previously known from the Mediterranean, for the surface of the carapace covered with squamous spiniform tubercles. As the available illustrations of M. acutispina are somehow inadequate, the species is briefly redescribed and illustrated based on the new material and compared with its closest relatives, that are found in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.

Froglia C., Mura M., Bonfitto A. (2002). First record of Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902 (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. CRUSTACEANA, 75(3-4), 375-382 [10.1163/156854002760095444].

First record of Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902 (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Bonfitto A.
Ultimo
Investigation
2002

Abstract

The minute squat lobster Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902 is recorded for the first time from bathyal grounds in the Mediterranean Sea. It can easily be distinguished from the two species of Munidopsis previously known from the Mediterranean, for the surface of the carapace covered with squamous spiniform tubercles. As the available illustrations of M. acutispina are somehow inadequate, the species is briefly redescribed and illustrated based on the new material and compared with its closest relatives, that are found in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.
2002
Froglia C., Mura M., Bonfitto A. (2002). First record of Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902 (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. CRUSTACEANA, 75(3-4), 375-382 [10.1163/156854002760095444].
Froglia C.; Mura M.; Bonfitto A.
File in questo prodotto:
Eventuali allegati, non sono esposti

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11585/899219
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 6
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 6
social impact