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Munida acantha

Munida acantha is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. The species name is derived from the Greek acantha, meaning "spine", referring to the long distomesial spine on the base antennal segment. It is found near Atoll de la Surprise, and off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, at depths between about 60 and 460 metres. The males are usually between 5.8 and 12.6 millimetres long, with the females being between about 4.5 and 11.4 millimetres long.

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Munida acantha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Munida
Species:
M. acantha
Binomial name
Munida acantha

Munida acantha is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.1 The species name is derived from the Greek acantha, meaning "spine", referring to the long distomesial spine on the base antennal segment. It is found near Atoll de la Surprise, and off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, at depths between about 60 and 460 metres (200 and 1,510 ft). The males are usually between 5.8 and 12.6 millimetres (0.23 and 0.50 in) long, with the females being between about 4.5 and 11.4 millimetres (0.18 and 0.45 in) long.2

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References

  1. Enrique Macpherson (2009). "Munida acantha Macpherson, 1994". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. "Munida acantha". The Encyclopedia of Life.