Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Trapezionida

Trapezionida muscae (Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002)



World Distribution
Macpherson & de Saint Laurent (2002: 468) - Océan Indien : NW Madagascar (off Glorieuses), Réunion, 256-620 m
(Macpherson et al., 2017, European Journal of Taxonomy, tab. 3) - La Réunion and NW Madagascar; Northern Mozambique Channel, North Madagascar; 220-620 m.
(Macpherson et al., 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Mayotte - 460-486 m.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 220-620 m

Mayotte data
Munida muscae Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002: 471, NW Madagascar: Cruise BENTHEDI, stn DR 08 (North of Glorieuses, -11.4833333333333, 47.3), 19.iii.1977, 11°29.2'S 47°18.2'E, 250 m: 1 male, 3.1 mm.
Munida muscae - Macpherson et al. (2017, European Journal of Taxonomy, tab. 2) - Mayotte region, south of Glorieuses, Cruise MIRIKY, Stn DW3179, 12°59? S, 48°09? E, 25 Jun. 2009, 220–362 m

Trapezionida muscae - Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: Appendix 1 - Cruise BIOMAGLO - Mayotte - Stn CP4845, 12°46’S, 44°58’E, 460-473 m, 30 January 2017; Stn DW4861, 12°30’S, 44°58’E, 480-486 m, 5 February 2017; Stn DW4866, 12°58’S, 45°15’E, 687-712 m, 7 February 2017 - 460-48

Réunion data
Munida muscae Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 2002: 471 (Réunion, 605-620 m, MD32). - Baba et al., 2008 : 109 (Catalogue des Galatheidae).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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