| Abstract |
Three new species of
galatheid crabs, Munidopsis ryukyuensis
n. sp. and Munidopsis longispinosa
n. sp., both associated with hydrothermal
vents in the Hatoma Knoll, East
China Sea, and Munidopsis naginata n.
sp. associated with hydrothermal vents
in the Hatoma Knoll and cold seep in
Sagami Bay are described and illustrat
ed. Their affinities to closely related
species are discussed. The records of
Munidopsis species associated with
hydrothermal vents in the West Pacific
Ocean are increased to seven. The habi
tat of the new species is briefly
described. Distributional patterns of
vent associated Munidopsis in the West
Pacific is briefly discussed. |
