Munidopsis hirsutissima Balss, 1913

Taylor, Joanne, Ahyong, Shane T. & Andreakis, Nikos, 2010, New records and new species of the munidopsine squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae: Munidopsinae) from Australia, Zootaxa 2642, pp. 1-18 : 11

Munidopsis hirsutissima Balss, 1913

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Munidopsis hirsutissima Balss, 1913: 223 . — Baba 2005: 289 (key, synonymies). — Macpherson 2007: 70. — Osawa et al. 2008: 47, fig. 5B.

Munidopsis (Munidopsis) hirsutissima . — Doflein & Balss 1913: 150, pl. 15, fig. 2.

Material examined. AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND: MTQ W13969 (1 female cl. 29.0 mm, pcl 24.3 mm), Eastern Plateau (south of Eastern Field), 10°31.86’S, 145°37.67’E, 1172– 1140 m, beam trawl, 12 Feb. 1992 ( CIDARIS III stn 9-2), coll. Pichon, Birtles & Arnold.

Type locality. West of Sumatra, 1280 m.

Remarks. The single female M. hirsutissima collected by the CIDARIS III expedition constitutes the first record of the species from Australia. Distinguishing characters of this species include the lack of an outer orbital spine on the frontal margin, coarse granulate lateral margin of the carapace and the slender rostrum with rounded apex. The specimen carries a rhizocephalan externa beneath the abdomen.

Distribution. West of Sumatra, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, and now from northeastern Australia; 495– 1280 m (Baba et al. 2009).

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FIGURE 4. Carapace (dorsal view) of Munidopsis species reported from Australian waters. M. hirsutissima (based on Baba et al. 2009: fig. 213), M. kensleyi (from Ahyong & Poore 2004: fig. 10), M. levis (from Baba 2005: fig. 71), M. marginata (from Baba & Poore 2002: fig. 4), M. nitida (AM P 67839, female, cl. 25.1 mm), M. proales (from Ahyong & Poore 2004: fig. 12), M. cf. serricornis (from Baba & Poore 2002: fig. 6 B), M. subsquamosa (from Ahyong & Poore 2004: fig. 13), M. tasmaniae (from Ahyong & Poore, 2004: fig. 14), M. treis (from Ahyong & Poore 2004: fig. 15), M. verrilli (from Baba & Poore 2002: fig. 10), M. victoriae (from Baba & Poore 2002: fig. 11).