Munida coltroi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galatheoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Anomura Superfamilia: Galatheoidea

Familia: Munididae
Genus: Munida
Species: Munida coltroi

Name

• Munida coltroi Melo-Filho & Melo, 2006: 50, figs. 1A-C; 2A-H

Holotype: MZUSP 16837, ♀; J. Coltro coll., August 2005.

Type locality: Canopus Oceanic Bank, 120 miles off Fortaleza, 02°15.3'S-38°16.0'W, Ceara, Brazil, 252-260 m, rocky bottom, Fishing Vessel "Piaui VIII".

Etymology: This species is named for Jose Coltro, in recognition of his continuous efforts to secure crustacean specimens caught during commercial fishing operations.

References

• Gustavo A.S. Melo-Filho & Gustavo A. S. Melo, 2006: A new species of the genus Munida Leach (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae) from the northeast coast of Brazil. Nauplius, 14(2): 49–54.