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Decapoda - Anomura - Chirostylidae - Uroptychus

Uroptychus validus Baba, Corbari & Macpherson, 2024

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World Distribution
(Baba et al., 2024, TDSB, MHNH) - Mayotte and northwestern Madagascar, 302-660 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 302-660 m

Mayotte data
Uroptychus validus Baba, Corbari & Macpherson, 2024: 206, TDSB, MNHN, Paris - Mayotte • male 6.7 mm; BIOMAGLO Stn CP4852; southwest coast; 13°00'S, 44°56'E; 665–660 m; 3 Feb. 2017; MNHN-IU-2016-3612. Paratypes: Mayotte • 1 ovigerous female 9.0 mm; collected with holotype; MNHN-IU-2016-3644 [sequenced] • female 6.1 mm; BIOMAGLO Stn DW4861; 12°30'S, 44°58'E; 480–486 m; 5 Feb. 2017; MNHN-IU-2016-3574

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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