Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom 2000
Creators
Description
1. Antennal article 2 unarmed on mesial margin.............................................................. 2
– Antennal article 2 usually with subdistal spine on mesial margin (in small specimens, spine reduced to low protuberance). 7
2. Carapace lacking long setae on dorsal surface. P1 with numerous long plumose setae...... R. bellior (Miyake & Baba, 1967)
– Carapace usually with some long setae on dorsal surface. P1 with numerous long simple setae....................... 3
3. Frontal margin of carapace without spine mesial to anterolateral spine. P1 fixed finger with row of closely spaced spines on entire dorsolateral margin........................................... R. insulata Macpherson & Machordom, 2001
– Frontal margin of carapace with small spine mesial to anterolateral spine. P1 fixed finger with row of relatively sparse spines at least on proximal half of dorsolateral margin................................................................ 4
4. Pl chela robust, less than 5 times longer than broad; dactylus with distinct longitudinal crest on dorsal midline.................................................................................. R. formosanus Lin, Chan & Chu, 2004
– P1 chela slender, more than 6 times longer than broad; dactylus without longitudinal crest on dorsal midline............. 5
5. Abdominal somites 2 and 3 each with uninterrupted stria between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface. Mxp3 merus with prominent distal spine on extensor margin.................................................. R. striata n. sp.
– Abdominal somites 2 and 3 without striae between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface. Mxp3 merus unarmed or with small distal tooth on extensor margin...................................................................... 6
6. Mero-carpal articulation of P4 not reaching sinus between rostrum and supraocular spines of carapace................................................................................ R. confundens Macpherson & Machordom, 2001
– Mero-carpal articulation of P4 overreaching sinus between rostrum and supraocular spines of carapace.................................................................................. R. dextralis Macpherson & Machordom, 2001
7. Mxp3 merus unarmed on extensor margin............................. R. erythrina Macpherson & Machordom, 2001
– Mxp3 merus with distal spine on extensor margin........................................................... 8
8. Merocarpal articulation of P4 overreaching frontal margin of carapace.................... R. limbata Macpherson, 2006
– Merocarpal articulation of P4 not reaching frontal margin of carapace........................................... 9
9. Mero-carpal articulation of P4 only reaching level of first branchial spine of carapace (lateral end of anterior cervical groove). Abdominal somite 2 with 2 short median striae between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface. P1 fingers without longitudinal crest on dorsal midline................................... R. cagnetei Macpherson & Machordom, 2000
– Mero-carpal articulation of P4 overreaching level of first branchial spine of carapace. Abdominal somite 2 with row of interrupted short or long striae or continuous stria between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface. P1 fingers each with rounded longitudinal crest on dorsal midline............................................................... 10
10. Abdominal somite 4 without striae between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface...... R. vittata Macpherson, 2009
– Abdominal somite 4 with faint or distinct striae between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface................ 11
11. Thoracic sternites 5 and 6 with faint, short oblique ridges on lateral part. Abdominal somites 2 and 3 with faint, very short striae between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface................. R. elegantissima (De Man, 1902) [holotype]
– Thoracic sternites 5 and 6 with distinct, comparatively long, oblique ridges on lateral part. Abdominal somites 2 and 3 with distinct, usually continuous long stria between 2 distinct transverse ridges on dorsal surface......... R. lineata Osawa, 2005
Notes
Files
Files
(4.9 kB)
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:b556542cf874636391e1b9b2d213e3ec
|
4.9 kB | Download |
System files
(20.1 kB)
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:18fde6c58a412a3b201e3fa703905bac
|
20.1 kB | Download |
Linked records
Additional details
Identifiers
Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/8F29FFAEFFF2FFA8FFC0FFD8FFE2FFE3 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/731087D6FFFBFFA1FF56FC9BFA7EF867 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Munididae
- Genus
- Raymunida
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Decapoda
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Macpherson & Machordom
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Raymunida Macpherson, 2000 sec. Osawa, 2012
References
- Miyake, S. & Baba, K. (1967) New and rare species of the family Galatheidae (Crustacea, Anomura) from the Sagami Bay in the collection of the Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household, Japan. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 14, 213 - 224.
- Macpherson, E. & Machordom, A. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of species of Raymunida (Decapoda: Galatheidae) based on morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase sequences, with the recognition of four new species. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 21, 696 - 714.
- Lin, C. - W., Chan, T. - Y. & Chu, K. - H. (2004) A new squat lobster of the genus Raymunida (Decapoda: Galatheidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 24, 149 - 156.
- Macpherson, E. (2006) Galatheidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Austral Islands, Central Pacific. In: Richer de Forges, B. & Justine, J. L. (eds.), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Volume 24. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 193, 285 - 333.
- Macpherson, E. & Machordom, A. (2000) Raymunida, new genus (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 20, 253 - 258.
- Macpherson, E. (2009) New species of squat lobsters of the genera Munida and Raymunida (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Zoosystema, 31, 431 - 451.
- Man, J. G. de (1902) Die von Herrn Professor Kukenthal im Indischen Archipel gesammelten Dekapoden und Stomatopoden. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 25, 467 - 929, pls. 19 - 27.
- Osawa, M. (2005) The identity of Raymunida elegantissima (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) and description of a closely related new species from Japan. Species Diversity, 10, 85 - 104.