Munidopsis andamanica
| Munidopsis andamanica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Galatheidae |
| Genus: | Munidopsis |
| Species: | M. andamanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Munidopsis andamanica MacGilchrist, 1905 [1][2] | |
Munidopsis andamanica is a species of squat lobster that lives in the deep sea and eats dead wood.[3][4] It has long chelipeds (claw-bearing legs), which are twice as long as the carapace.[4]
References
- ↑ Keiji Baba, Enrique Macpherson, Gary C. B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, Adriana Bermudez, Patricia Cabezas, Chia-Wei Lin, Martha Nizinski, Celso Rodrigues & Kareen E. Schnabel (2008). "Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura – families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)". Zootaxa 1905: 1–220.
- ↑ Enrique Macpherson (2010). "Munidopsis andamanica MacGilchrist, 1905". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Matt Walker (11 November 2009). "The deep-sea crab that eats trees". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Caroline Hoyoux, Magali Zbinden, Sarah Samadi, Françoise Gaill & Philippe Compère (2009). "Wood-based diet and gut microflora of a galatheid crab associated with Pacific deep-sea wood falls". Marine Biology 156 (12): 2421–2439. doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1266-2.