Uroptychus anatonus
Uroptychus anatonus is a species of chirostylid squat lobster first found in Taiwan. U. anatonus and U. anacaena are similar but can be distinguished from each other by the shape of their 4th sternite and the length of their antennal scale. Both species resemble U. maori and U. brucei, but lack a ventral subterminal spine on their first pereopod's ischium.[1]
| Uroptychus anatonus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Chirostylidae |
| Genus: | Uroptychus |
| Species: | U. anatonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroptychus anatonus Baba & Lin, 2008 | |
References
- Baba, Keiji, and Chia-Wei Lin. "Five new species of chirostylid crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Chirostylidae) from Taiwan." Zootaxa 1919 (2008): 1-24.
Further reading
- Baba, Keiji, et al. "Eumunida Smith, 1883."
- Osawa, Masayuki, Chia-Wei Lin, and Tin-Yam Chan. "Additional records of Chirostylus and Munidopsis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheoidea) from Taiwan." The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 19 (2008): 91–98.
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