Brief Summary
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Type data: holotype, ovigerous female, MNHN Ga 1906. Type Locality: Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands, 16°07.33´S, 145°49.16´W, 398 m.
Identification Resources
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Delta keys for squat lobsters, including Babamunida plexaura are available at http://researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au/squatlobster/delta/deltakey.htm
Comprehensive Description
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Carapace with wide transverse yellow and purple bands. Epigastric region with a large purple spot, followed by a yellow band. See original description for further detail.
Distribution
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Tuamotu (Fakarava, Mururoa) and Tubuai (Raevavae) Islands, 350-398 m depth.
Diagnostic Description
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Dorsal surface of carapace with row of epigastric spines and one parahepatic spine, with moderately dense striae; anterolateral spine not reaching the level of the sinus between rostral and supraocular spines. Antennular basal article with distomesial spine as long as distolateral spine. Fourth sternite contiguous with median part of third sternite. Cheliped fingers less than 2 times as long as palm. Pereopods 2-4 propodi extensor margin without spines. Carpus of first pereopod with three spines on dorsal crest.
Babamunida plexaura
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Babamunida plexaura is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1][2][3] It is found off of Tuamotus and the Tubuai Islands, at depths between about 350 and 400 metres (1,150 and 1,310 ft).[4]
References
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^ a b "Babamunida plexaura (Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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^ "Babamunida plexaura (Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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^ Machordom, Annie; Ahyong, Shane T.; Andreakis, Nikos; Baba, Keiji; Buckley, David; García-Jiménez, Ricardo; McCallum, Anna W.; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Macpherson, Enrique (2022). "Deconstructing the crustacean squat lobster genus Munida to reconstruct the evolutionary history and systematics of the family Munididae (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheoidea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (10): 926–970. doi:10.1071/IS22013. hdl:10261/280688. S2CID 252812564.
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^ "Babamunida plexaura - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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Babamunida plexaura: Brief Summary
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Babamunida plexaura is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It is found off of Tuamotus and the Tubuai Islands, at depths between about 350 and 400 metres (1,150 and 1,310 ft).
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