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Decapoda - Anomura - Chirostylidae - Uroptychus

Uroptychus acostalis Baba, 1988

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World Distribution
(Baba et al., 2024, TDSB, MHNH) - IWP, Previously known from Makassar Strait at 732–1650 m and northwestern Madagascar at 580–810 m; now the Comoro Islands, northwestern and southern Madagascar, at 347–991 m; two lots from the Comoro Islands were taken at shallower depths (Biomaglo Stn DW 4836, 82–88 m and Stn 4793, 94–122 m); and Papua New Guinea, 785 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 82-1650 m

Mayotte data
Uroptychus acostalis - Baba et al., 2024, TDSB, MNHN, Paris: 58 - Mayotte region (Comoro), Glorieuses Islands, BIOMAGLO 2017 Expedition

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database