Munidopsis crenatirostris Baba, 1988

(Figs 3, 5 E)

Munidopsis crenatirostris Baba, 1988: 149, fig. 57. — Komai 2000: 358. — Baba 2005: 144, fig. 62, 286. — Macpherson 2007: 58. — Poore et al. 2008: 21.

Material examined. AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. NMV J55008, 1 male (cl. 14.2 mm), off Ningaloo South, 22°04.36–04.96´S, 113°45.36–45.36´E, 391–396 m, 10 Dec. 2005 (stn SS10/2005/148) (acq. 005); NMV J55011, 1 female (cl. 12.4 mm), off Ningaloo South, 22°00.23–03.56´S, 113°40.73–43.73´E, 658–754 m, 10 Dec. 2005 (stn SS10/2005/149) (acq. 009); NMV J55010, 4 males (cl. 12.2–16.0 mm), 2 ovigerous females (cl. 11.9 mm, 13.7 mm), off Ningaloo South, 22°04.31–04.85´S, 113°45.36–45.36´E, 387– 399 m, 10 Dec. 2005 (stn SS10/2005/151) (acq. 020); NMV J55009, 4 females (cl. 11.3–13.0 mm) (stn SS10/ 2005/151) (acq. 020); NMV J55007, 2 males (cl. 9.0 mm, 11.6 mm), 1 female (cl. 12.2 mm), off Barrow Island, 21°00.40–00.03´S, 114°22.86–22.50´E, 399–408 m, 13 Dec. 2005 (stn SS10/2005/172) (acq. 018); NMV J55012, 1 male (cl. 10.6 mm), 1 female (cl. 10.0 mm), off Bald Island, 35°12.81–12.23´S, 118°39.06– 40.13´E, 408–431 m, 24 Nov. 2005 (stn SS10/2005/034) (acq. 012); NMV J57252, 1 male (cl. 9.6 mm), Leveque L27 transect, 14°51.20–50.71´S, 121°25.88–27.01´E, 396–403 m, 3 Jul 2007 (stn SS05/2007/144) (acq. 050); NMV J56397, 1 specimen (not measured), Dampier L20 transect, 19°43.55–43.76´S, 115°20.60– 21.15´E, 415–428 m, 12 June 2007 (stn SS05/2007/028) (acq. 023); NMV J56399, 1 specimen (not measured), Ashmore L30 transect, 12°31.76–30.83´S, 123°25.63–25.36´E, 401–404 m, 6 Jul 2007 (stn SS05/ 2007/192) (acq. 029).

Type locality. Northwest of Sombrero Island, off southwest Luzon, Philippines; 432 m.

Remarks. Munidopsis crenatirostris can be distinguished from other species in Australia by the combination of the following diagnostic characters: a strongly concave frontal margin of the carapace that bears an outer orbital spine; the absence of epigastric spines; the absence of an epipod on the chela and the division of the telson into 12 plates. This is the first report of the species in Australian waters.

Distribution. Philippines (Sombrero Island, off southwestern Luzon), Indonesia (Bali Strait and Kei Islands), and southwestern Australia; 200– 754 m.