Decapoda - Anomura - Munididae - Raymunida

Raymunida cagnetei Macpherson & Machordom, 2000

2 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Macpherson & Machordom (2000: 254, J. Crust. Biol.) - French Polynesia, Marquesas only.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (facultative)

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 53-112 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Munida elegantissima - Poupin, 1996b: 22, pl. 10 d (Eiao; 55m, coll. 1991, Frv Marara st. D77) not M. elegantissima de Man, 1902. - Raymunida cagnetei Macpherson & Machordom, 2000: 254, fig. 1-2 (Marquesas, coll. MUSORSTOM 9, st. 1156, 1158=Eiao, st. 1170, 1177, 1178=Nuku Hiva, st. 1203=Hiva Oa, st. 1264=Ua Pou; 53/57-108/112m; new genus and species). - Remark: First collected in 1991 at Eiao is lost and not included in Macpherson & Machordom (2000) paper. It is attributed to this species based on coloration, illustrated in Poupin (1996b).

Other data
Musorstom 9 Polynesie, CP1177 — McPherson E & Machordom A, Journal of Crustacean Biology 21, TTTT: 696-714

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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