Bathymunida polae Balss, 1914

Macpherson, Enrique, Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Machordom, Annie, 2017, New sibling species and new occurrences of squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the western Indian Ocean, European Journal of Taxonomy 343, pp. 1-61 : 37

Bathymunida polae Balss, 1914

Fig. 14B

Carapace and abdomen orange-red, with median gastric and cardiac spines whitish, some dorsal granules and lateral spines of carapace and abdomen whitish; abdominal somites 4–5 with median part whitish; somite 6 and telson whitish or transparent. P1–4 with reddish and whitish bands; P1 fingers distally red.

Figures

Fig. 14. Dorsal view. Colours in life. A. Paramunida mozambica Cabezas et al., 2011, ♀, 6.0 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CP3161. B. Bathymunida polae Balss, 1914, ♂, 3.8 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn DW3133. C. Munidopsis africana Balss, 1913, ♂, 7.4 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn CP3142. D. Eumunida minor de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990, ♂, 5.3 mm, Mozambique, MAINBAZA, Stn DW3167.