Munida Leach 1820
Creators: name: Ahyong, Shane T.
name: Poore, Gary C. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Galatheidae
Munida

description: Key species of Munida known from Australia
1 Lateral margin of carapace with 1, 3 or 4 spines behind cervical groove..................... 2
– Lateral margin of carapace with 5 spines behind cervical groove ................................ 4
2 Lateral margin of carapace with 1 spine behind cervical groove.................................... .................................................................................. Munida leviantennata Baba, 1988
– Lateral margin of carapace with 3 or 4 spines behind cervical groove......................... 3
3 Lateral margin of carapace with 3 spines behind cervical groove .................................. .................................................................................................... Munida kapala n. sp.
– Lateral margin of carapace with 4 spines behind cervical groove .................................. ................................................................................ Munida rogeri Macpherson, 1994
4 Third abdominal somite with spines on anterior margin............................................... 5
– Third abdominal somite without spines on anterior margin.......................................... 8
5 Fourth abdominal somite with pair of spines on anterior margin ................................... .............................................................................. Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793)
– Fourth abdominal somite without pair of spines on anterior margin ............................ 6
6 Terminal spines of basal antennular segment unequal .................................................. 7
– Terminal spines of basal antennular segment equal or subequal..................................... .................................................................................... Munida spinulifera Miers, 1884
7 Basal antennular segment with inner distal spine longer than outer................................. .................................................................................................. Munida chydaea n. sp.
– Basal antennular segment with inner distal spine shorter than outer .............................. .............................................................................................. Munida asprosoma n. sp.
8 Terminal spines of basal antennular segment equal or subequal................................... 9
– Terminal spines of basal antennular segment unequal ................................................ 14
9 Second abdominal somite without spines on anterior margin......................................... .................................................................................................. Munida alia Baba, 1994
– Second abdominal somite with spines on anterior margin, either along entire margin or laterally........................................................................................................................ 10
10 Supraocular spines, short, less than one­quarter length of rostral spine. Lateral portion of seventh sternite with patch of granules ................... M. heteracantha Ortmann, 1892
– Supraocular spines extending almost to midlength of rostral spine. Lateral portion of seventh sternite without patch of granules .................................................................. 11
11 Rostrum spiniform....................................................................................................... 12
– Rostrum laterally compressed ................................. Munida rubridigitalis Baba, 1994
12 Proximoventral margin of pollex of chela with 1 or more spines. Mesial spine of basal antennal segment reaching almost to base of third peduncle segment........................ 13
– Proximoventral margin of pollex of chela without spines. Mesial spine of basal antennal segment reaching not nearly reaching base of third peduncle segment .................... ..................................................................................... M. curvirostris Henderson, 1885
13 Second abdominal somite with more than 5 transverse striae. Cheliped 2.5–3 times carapace length......................................................................... Munida aequalis n. sp.
– Second abdominal somite with fewer than 5 transverse striae. Cheliped about twice carapace length ..................................................... Munida militaris Henderson, 1885
14 Inner distal spine of basal antennular segment longer than outer spine ........................ .............................................................................. Munida haswelli Henderson, 1885
– Outer distal spine of basal antennular segment spine longer than inner spine............ 15
15 Lateral portion of sternite 7 with patch of granules. Propodus of pereopods 2–3 with spines on extensor margin ................................................... Munida spinicruris n. sp.
– Lateral portion of sternite 7 without patch of granules. Propodus of pereopods 2–3 without spines on extensor margin ............................................................................. 16
16 Eye small, cornea as broad as or little broader than stalk ........................................... 17
– Eye large, cornea dilated, distinctly broader than stalk............................................... 18
17 Inner distal spine of second segment of antennal peduncle overreaching distal segment ........................................................................................... Munida endeavourae n. sp.
– Eye large, cornea dilated, distinctly broader than stalk. Inner distal spine of second segment of antennal peduncle not overreaching third segment ...................................... ................................................................... M. magniantennulata Baba & Türkay, 1992
18 Eye width greater than one­third distance between anterolateral carapace spines. Inner distal spine of second segment of antennal peduncle overreaching third segment......... ............................................................................................ Munida declivis Baba, 1994
– Eye width less than one­third distance between anterolateral carapace spines. Inner distal spine of second segment of antennal peduncle not overreaching third segment .. ......................................................................................................... Munida isos n. sp.
description: Published as part of Ahyong, Shane T. & Poore, Gary C. B., 2004, Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia, pp. 1-76 in Zootaxa 472 (1) on pages 15-17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5552920