Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Munidopsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 381 - 845 m (Ref. 128308). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA and Costa Rica.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species can be easily distinguished from its closely similar species (M. denudata, M. inermis) by the following set of characters: having deep furrows on the dorsal surface of the carapace and rugae on the pterygostomian flap (vs. smooth in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed frontal margin of the carapace with a minute antennal spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; armed anterolateral angle with a small spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; presence of an acute triangular rostrum (vs. broad in M. denudata; armed flexor margin of the Mxp3 with two proximal spines (vs. one strong proximal spine in M.denudata; P1-4 have spines (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed dactyli flexor margin with minute spines (vs. unarmed in M. inermis (Ref. 128308).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rodríguez-Flores, P.C., C.A. Seid, G.W. Rouse and G. Giribet 2023 Cosmopolitan abyssal lineages? A systematic study of East Pacific deep-sea squat lobsters (Decapoda: Galatheoidea: Munidopsidae). Invertebrate Systematics 37(1):14-60. (Ref. 128308)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycleReproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
