Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Anomura - Galatheidae - Babamunida

Babamunida hystrix (Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991)



Selected Reference(s)
Munida hystrix. - Macpherson, E. and Saint Laurent, M. d., 1991: 376, fig. 1, pl.1a. - French Polynesia
Munida hystrix. - Macpherson, E., 2006: 315. - French Polynesia
Babamunida hystrix. - Cabezas, P., Macpherson, E. and Machordom, A., 2008: 69. [new genus] - World

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Austral (Rurutu); Marquesas (Fatu Hiva, Nuku Hiva), Tuamotu (Moruroa) - Marine; Deep (100-300m); Hard bottom (burrow).

Regional Records: FRENCH POLYNESIA - Munida hystrix Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991: 376, fig. 1, pl.1a (Moruroa; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Poupin, 1996a: 96 (Checklist); 1996b: 22, pl. 10e (Moruroa; 100-290m). - Macpherson, 2006: 315 (Rurutu Island, coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, stn CAS2008, trap at 280-300 m). - Babamunida hystrix - Cabezas et al., 2008: 69 (new genus). - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ14-ACH2, ROV, 179 m, photo COMEX in situ, no sample, St. MQ26-ACH1-2, Nuku Hiva, west coast, 192 m, photo COMEX in situ, no sample.

Depth distribution: 100 - 300 m


References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko



Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/