Munida iris A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Schmidt, Gustavo A. & Melo-Filho, De, 2008, Specimens of Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) collected by N. Pq. “ Soloncy Moura ” off the Southern Coast of Brazil under the Revizee Program, Zootaxa 1841, pp. 31-42 : 36-37

Munida iris A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Munida iris A. Milne-Edwards, 1880: 49 ; A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier 1894: 256; 1897: 21, pl. 2, figs. 2–7; 1900: 285; Benedict 1902: 310; Chace 1942: 33; 1956: 15; Springer & Bullis 1956: 15; Bullis & Thompson 1965: 9; Pequegnat & Pequegnat 1970: 131; Coelho & Ramos 1972: 171; Williams & Wigley 1977: 9, figs. 1, 2, tab. 1; Coelho et al., 1986: 137, 140, 149; Takeda 1983: 89; Lemaitre 1984: 427, tab. 1; Poupin 1994: 35; Escobar-Briones & Soto 1993: 111, tabs. 1, 2; Melo-Filho 1998: 394; Melo 1999: 188, figs. 117, 118 a–e; Melo-Filho 1999: 395, fig. 11; Melo- Filho & Melo 2001a: 1184, fig. 6; 2001b: 1150, figs. 16, 17; 2001c: 45; Melo-Filho 2006: 9, fig. 2 tabs. 1, 2.

? Munida caribaea .— Smith 1881: 428; 1883: 40, pl. 3, fig. 11; 1884: 355; 1886: 643. [non Munida caribaea A. Milne- Edwards & Bouvier, 1894: 256; 1897: 25 (= Munida irrasa A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 )].

Munida sp. Indet.— Smith 1882: 22, pl. 10, fig. 1.

Munida iris rutllanti Zariquiey-Alvarez, 1952: 217 , fig. 8

Munida iris iris .— Wenner & Boech 1979: 110, tab. 1; Wenner 1982: 322; Williams 1984: 233, fig. 168; Abele & Kim 1986: 35, figs. d, e, 403.

Munida rutllanti .— García-Razo 1996: 738.

Material Examined. EUA: New England—USS “Fish Hawk”, est. 871, 207m, 5 ex. (MNHN-969). Brazil: São Paulo – N. Pq. “Soloncy Moura”: st. 1141, 503 m, 1 ex. ( MZUSP 15348). Santa Catarina – N. Pq. “Soloncy Moura”: st. 1004, 295 m, 4 ex. ( MZUSP 15350).

Recognition characters. Carapace with margins arched. Outer orbital spine followed by 6 lateral spines. Gastric area with epigastric row of spines. One parahepatic spine on each side of carapace. Branchial areas armed with 1 or 2 spines on each side. One to 3 postcervical spines on each side, with or without inserted spinules. Remainder of carapace unarmed. Supraocular spines long. Abdominal tergite 2 with anterior margin armed with 1 pair of spines. Peduncle of antennule with inner terminal spine little longer than outer spine. Peduncle of antenna with segment 1 (basis) armed with 1 inner terminal spine, segment 2 with 1 inner terminal spine and 1 outer terminal spine and segment 3 armed with 1 inner terminal spine. Third maxilliped with long spine on ventral (flexor) margin of merus. Sternum with armed margins.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: Virginia, Carolinas, Gulf of Mexico (southeast coast), Cuba (north coast), Cay Sal Banks, Lesser Antilles ( Barbados), Mexico (off Cozumel), Guiana, Brazil (Alagoas, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay (north of the Rio de la Plata). Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Cadiz, Canaries, African Coast ( Western Sahara, Mauritania), Cape Verde Islands. Western Mediterranean ( Spain, Morocco). Between 45 and 1303 meters depth; usually between 200 and 400 meters.

Remarks. First occurrence off Santa Catarina coast.