Abstract |
Three species of the genus Munidopsis are currently known from New Zealand waters: M.
marginata (Henderson, 1885), M. kaiyoae Baba, 1974 and M. abyssicola Baba, 2005. New records
for M. marginata and M. kaiyoae around New Zealand are provided and Munidopsis maunga n. sp.
and M. papanui n. sp. are described from a seamount on the Kermadec volcanic arc and the Papanui
canyon off the southeast coast of New Zealand, respectively.
Key words: Anomura, Galatheidae, Munidopsis, New Zealand, Kermadec volcanic arc, seamount,
underwater canyon |