Species Gonionida militaris (Henderson, 1885)
- Munida militaris Henderson, J.R. 1885. Diagnoses of the new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16(5): 407-421 [410 (part)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1888.33 larger male, Challenger Sta 1 7 3 off Matuku, Fiji Islands, 576 m (31 5 fin).
Syntype(s) BMNH 1888:33, off Mataku, Fiji Islands, 576 m [19º09´35”S, 179º41´50”E].Subsequent designation references:
Baba, K., & Macpherson, E. 1991. Reexamination of the type material of Munida militaris Henderson, 1885 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae), with the selection of a lectotype. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104: 538-544 [539].Type locality references:
Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [108]. - Munida vitiensis Henderson, 1885.
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH (type not found, very possibly combined with the type of M. militaris from “Challenger” stn 173 by Henderson (Baba et al. 2008).), Challenger stn 173, S of the Fiji Islands, 300 fm [549 m].Type locality references:
Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [108].
Generic Combinations
- Gonionida militaris (Henderson, 1885).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Taiwan, Indonesia, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, T‑onga, 190–1183 m. Southwestern Australia, 329–431 m.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Baba, K. 2005. Deep-sea chirostylid and galatheid crustaceans (Decapoda: Anomura) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a list of species. Galathea Report 20: 1-317 [116]
- McCallum, A., Ahyong, S. & Andreakis, N. 2021. New species of squat lobsters of the genus Munida from Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 80: 113-152 [147]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, mud bottom–marine.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 06-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 08-Apr-2015 | 24-Feb-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 08-Dec-2010 | ADDED |