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
Subphylum: Crustacea
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.
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