taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C48A7361509701081CF9353C68ECA1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Representatives of ten galatheid genera are known from Australian waters. The genera are distinguished in the key below.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361509701081CF9353C68ECA1.taxon	description	Key to genera of Galatheidae known from Australia	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361519702081CFA6A38CAE8B7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species of Agononida reported below represent the first records of the genus from New South Wales. One species, A. procera, is described as new. Agononida incerta, A. eminens and A. squamosa are already known from northern Australia (Baba 1994, Davie 2002), but A. marini is a new record for Australian waters. Two additional species of Agononida were reported from tropical Australia by Baba (1986, 1994) (A. pilosimanus Baba, 1969, A. soelae Baba, 1986). Under the account of A. squamosa, we recognise Alcock’s (1894) Munida squamosa var. prolixa as a distinct species of Agononida. The seven species of Agononida currently known from Australia are distinguished in the key below.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361529703081CFAAD3DBFEB7F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 66655, 1 male (22.2 mm), 3 females (14.9 – 19.0 mm), Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 28 ° 05.76 ’ S, 163 ° 06.04 ’ E, 1051 m, coarse ooze with pumice, beam trawl, FR 0589 ­ 25, 5 May 1989. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 19381, 1 female (26.7 mm), off Botany Bay, 34 ° 00 ’ S, 151 ° 43 ’ E, 720 m, K 72 ­ 07 ­ 01, 6 Nov 1072; AM P 26773, 1 female (21.5 mm), SE of Broken Bay, 33 ° 40 ’ S, 151 ° 56 ’ E, 714 – 732 m, trawl, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 06, 6 Dec 1977.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361529703081CFAAD3DBFEB7F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. As reported for the paratype (Baba 1988) for material from north Queensland (Baba 1994), New Caledonia (Macpherson 1994), Wallis and Futuna Islands (Macpherson 1996), the present specimens differ from the account of the holotype (Baba 1988) in lacking the posterior cardiac spine. As also reported for north Queensland and New Caledonian material, the female specimens of the present series bear two instead of three branchiocardiac spines. The male bears two branchiocardiac spines on one side and three on the other, and four instead of two spines on the posteromedian margin of the carapace.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361529703081CFAAD3DBFEB7F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The Philippines, Indonesia, Queensland, and New Caledonia, Lifou, Wallis and Futuna Islands at 564 – 1000 m (Macpherson 1999). The present records extend the geographic and bathymetric ranges to New South Wales and 1051 m respectively.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736153970C081CFD283DD9EC77.taxon	description	74; 1996: 394.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736153970C081CFD283DD9EC77.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Form­a. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 49277, 1 male (29.5 mm), 65 km E of Sydney, 457 m, S. Leonard, 17 Feb 1997; AM P 42274, 1 female (22.0 mm), NE of Sugarloaf Point, 32 º 15 ’ S, 153 º 02 ’ E, 427 m, K 78 ­ 03 ­ 04, 5 Apr 1978; AM P 31486, 1 male (30.0 mm), E of Batemans Bay, 33 º 45 ’ S, 150 º 36 ’ E, 270 m, K 77 ­ 03 ­ 04, Apr 1977; AM P 21761, 1 female (37.8 mm), SE of Clarence River, 29 ° 41 – 32 ’ S, 153 ° 45 – 47 ’ E, 414 m, K 75 ­ 09 ­ 04, 10 Oct 1975; AM P 21690, 2 males (33.0 – 34.8 mm), SE of Clarence River, 29 ° 41 – 32 ’ S, 153 ° 45 – 47 ’ E, 414 m, K 75 ­ 09 ­ 04, 10 Oct 1975; AM P 21012, 1 female (24.1 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 ° 25 – 30 ’ S, 152 ° 03 – 07 ’ E, 641 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 04, 19 Aug 1975; AM P 46658, 1 female (29.4 mm), off Tweed Heads, 28 ° 10 ’ S, 153 ° 33 ’ E, 600 m, N. Coleman, Jun 1978; AM P 42282, 1 ovigerous female (22.5 mm), NE of North Solitary Island, 29 ° 48 ’ S, 153 ° 43 ’ E, 430 m, K 78 ­ 16 ­ 07, 2 Aug 1978; AM P 31495, 2 males (28.0 – 36.7 mm), 3 females (20.9 – 31.8 mm), NE of North Solitary Island, 29 ° 38 ’ S, 153 ° 47 ’ E, 470 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 15, 7 Nov 1978; AM P 31496, 1 ovigerous female (33.0 mm), NE of North Solitary Island, 29 ° 32 ’ S, 153 ° 48 ’ E, 412 m, K 78 ­ 16 ­ 03, 2 Aug 1978; AM P 31427, 1 ovigerous female (36.2 mm), NE of Wooli, 29 ° 47 – 49 ’ S, 153 ° 44 – 43 ’ E, 437 m, K 78 ­ 16 ­ 07, 2 Aug 1977; AM P 67306, 1 male (32.2 mm), E of Wooli, 29 ° 52 ’ S, 153 ° 43 ’ E, 495 m, K 77 ­ 13 ­ 10, 23 Aug 1977. Form­b: QUEENSLAND: AM P 42262, 8 males (14.4 – 35.1 mm), 8 females (22.5 – 36.6 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 ° 57 ’ S, 154 ° 03 ’ E, 548 m, beam trawl, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 31429, 2 males (33.0 – 35.0 mm), 2 females (25.4 – 34.0 mm), SE of Cape Byron, 28 ° 42 ’ S, 153 ° 51 ’ E, 150 m, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 18 Aug 1978.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736153970C081CFD283DD9EC77.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present series includes two forms, both identifiable with A. incerta. Form­a corresponds to those reported by Baba (1994) from north Queensland by having the “ pronounced outward process on the anterior lateral expansion of the telson ” in males, and relatively slender, subcylindrical chelae in which the merus lacks a ventral row of spines. Sexual dimorphism of the chelae in form­a is slight and no gape is present between the dactylus and pollex. Form­b lacks the lateral process on the telson margins in males, and the chelae are more robust, prismatic in cross­section with more strongly rugose surfaces, and a row of 2 – 4 small spines on the lower margin of the merus. Sexual dimorphism of the chelae in adult males of form­b is pronounced such that a distinct gape is present between the dactylus and pollex. In addition, the chelae are more robust in form­b such that the palm is markedly more inflated in form­b females than in either sex of form­a. Similar morphological variation was observed by Macpherson (1994) between specimens from various Indo­West Pacific localities. Colour patterns of the two forms are also probably different. Live specimens of form­a are a pale­cream colour with a red band across the distal portion of the dactylus, propodus and merus of the walking legs, and a red band across the articulations of the chelipeds. A specimen of form­a from northwestern Australia is figured in colour by Jones & Morgan (2002: 135) as Agononida sp. cf. squamosa. Conversely, a specimen of A. incerta that appears to correspond to form­b, figured in colour by Baba et al. (1986: 170), has a reddish overall colouration without banding across the pereopods. Unfortunately, the holotype of A. incerta is a female and lacks chelae (Henderson 1888). Other Philippine specimens, however, are reported to have subcylindrical chelae (Macpherson 1994) suggesting that form­b might be referable to A. incerta sensu stricto. The two forms almost certainly represent distinct species but are not further treated here owing to ongoing study of the species by Keiji Baba (Kumamoto University, Japan).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736153970C081CFD283DD9EC77.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Western Indian Ocean to Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, the central Pacific, and eastern Australia; 17 – 720 m (summarised by Macpherson 1994).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615C970D081CFA203DE1EAEF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 42265, 10 males (27.8 – 37.7 mm), 10 females (30.3 – 34.6 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 º 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 548 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978; AM P 31424, 1 female (28.9 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 º 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 548 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 53252, 1 male (31.4 mm), 64 – 80 km E of Sydney, 476 m, trawl, S. Leonard & S. Ahyong, 18 – 19 Feb 1997; AM P 31510, 1 male (21.9 mm), NE of Long Reef, 33 º 41 – 39 ’ S, 151 º 53 – 56 ’ E, 485 m, K 80 ­ 21 ­ 05, 16 Dec 1980; AM P 42275, 1 male (16.7 mm), 1 female (21.2 mm), E of Long Reef, 33 º 40 ’ S, 151 º 54 ’ E, 485 m, K 80 ­ 21 ­ 05, 16 Dec 1980; AM P 66657, 1 male (27.6 mm), 65 km E of Sydney, 457 m, S. Leonard, 16 – 17 Feb 1997.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615C970D081CFA203DE1EAEF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present series is morphologically uniform in most features, but spination of the anterior margin of the fourth abdominal tergite is variable. Forty­four percent of specimens bear four spines on the anterior margin of the fourth tergite, 36 % bear only two submedian spines, and 20 % bear three spines (two submedian and one lateral). The relative length of the dactyli of pereopods 2 – 4 varies allometrically ranging from slightly less than half the propodal length to slightly more than half the propodal length (pereopods 2 – 3) or equal to half the propodal length (pereopod 4). The lateral spination of the fourth abdominal tergite is not presently used as a diagnostic character. The relative length of the dactyli of pereopods 2 – 4, however, are often treated as diagnostic, and present results indicate that it should be used with caution in distinguishing species. Macpherson (1994: fig. 30 C) incorrectly shows a spine on the outer instead of inner distal margin of the third segment of the antennal peduncle. The Australian specimens and holotype (reexamined at the MNHN) bear a spine on the inner distal margin of the third antennal peduncle segment.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615C970D081CFA203DE1EAEF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. New Caledonia and now from eastern Australia between Sydney, New South Wales, and northeast of Tweed Heads, southern Queensland; 457 – 548 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 25095, female (22.8 mm), E of Broken Bay, New South Wales, 33 ° 32 ’ S, 152 ° 03 ’ E, 823 m, K 76 ­ 24 ­ 03, 20 Dec 1976. PARATYPES: AM P 42260, 1 male (22.1 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 28 º 03 ’ S, 154 º 04 ’ E, 731 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 08, 6 Nov 1978; AM P 42263, 1 female (27.3 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 28 º 03 ’ S, 154 º 04 ’ E, 731 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 08, 6 Nov 1978; AM P 20993, 1 female (20.3 mm), E of Broken Bay, New South Wales, 33 ° 32 – 38 ’ S, 152 ° 00 – 04 ’ E, 824 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 05, 19 Aug 1975; AM P 19382, 1 female (22.3 mm), E of Long Reef, New South Wales, 33 ° 43 ’ S, 151 ° 55 ’ E, 675 m, K 72 ­ 06 ­ 04, 19 Oct 1972; AM P 19383, 1 female (16.8 mm), E of Sydney, New South Wales, 33 ° 51 ’ S, 151 ° 51 ’ E, 675 m, K 72 ­ 06 ­ 03, 19 Oct 1972.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove shallow; with pair of epigastric spines followed by pair of protogastric spines; with small hepatic spine lateral to epigastric and protogastric spines; with transverse row of 2 – 4 cardiac spines; with line of 2 – 4 branchiocardiac spines either side of cardiac spines; posterior margin with 4 – 13 antrorse spines; lateral margin of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral) and 4 spines posterior to cervical groove. Fourth sternite with several short striae at most; remaining sternites smooth. Second and third abdominal tergites with row of 4 spines on anterior border; fourth tergite with row of 4 spines on anterior border and single spine on posterior border. Terminal spines of basal antennular segment subequal. Inner margin of basal antennal segment with stout triangular tooth, not exceeding second segment. Second segment with inner and outer distal spine, neither overreaching third segment. Cheliped slender, subcylindrical; propodus with palm 17 – 18 times as long as high, about twice as long as pollex. Walking legs with propodus 18 – 22 times as long as high; dactylus slightly exceeding one­third propodus length; extensor margin crenulate; flexor margin denticulate along distal three­quarters.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove shallow; with pair of epigastric spines followed by pair of protogastric spines; with small hepatic spine lateral to epigastric and protogastric spines; with transverse row of 2 – 4 (usually 2) cardiac spines; with line of 2 – 4 (usually 4) branchiocardiac spines either side of cardiac spines. Posterior margin with 4 – 13 antrorse spines. Frontal margins transverse; rostrum slender, spiniform, about twice as long as supraocular spines. Supraocular spines subparallel. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, extending to or slightly beyond sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Lateral margin of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral) and 4 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth sternite with several short striae at most; remaining sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Second and third tergites with row of 4 spines on anterior border. Fourth tergite with row of 4 spines on anterior border and single spine on posterior border. Eye: Large, with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines; with short distal setae on peduncle (‘ eyelashes’). Antennule: Basal segment slightly overreaching cornea; with 2 subequal terminal spines; outer margin strongly convex, with two lateral spines, proximal spine minute. Antenna: Inner margin of basal segment with stout triangular tooth, not exceeding second segment. Second segment with inner and outer distal spine, neither overreaching third segment. Third and fourth segments unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Midflexor margin of merus with spine; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, subcylindrical, about 3.0 – 3.5 times carapace length; sparsely squamous and setose. Dactylus unarmed dorsally; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus upper and outer margin spinose; palm about 17 – 18 times as long as high, about twice as long as pollex; pollex with 2 terminal spines, ventrally unarmed, occlusal margin denticulate. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces; spines strongest distally. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 10 – 12 spines; flexor margin with 6 – 8 spines. Carpus with 2 or 3 extensor and 1 distal flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 6 or 7 minute movable spines; 18 – 19 times as long as high. Dactylus slightly exceeding one­third propodus length; extensor margin crenulate; flexor margin denticulate along distal threequarters. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 11 – 14 spines; flexor margin with 7 – 9 spines. Carpus with 2 extensor and 1 distal flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 5 or 6 minute movable spines; 18 – 20 times as long as high. Dactylus slightly exceeding one­third propodus length; extensor margin crenulate; flexor margin denticulate along distal threequarters. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin with 10 – 14 spines; flexor margin with 6 – 9 spines. Carpus with 2 – 4 extensor and 1 distal flexor spine. Propodus with 5 or 6 minute movable flexor spines; 18 – 22 times as long as high. Dactylus slightly exceeding one­third propodus length; extensor margin crenulate; flexor margin denticulate along distal three­quarters.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Latin procerus, slender, alluding to the very slender chelipeds that distinguish the species from A. soelae.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. It is with some hesitation that we assign the present specimens to a new species in view of their strong similarity to A. soelae Baba, 1986. Agononida soelae was described from the Northwest Shelf but is also reported from Japan, Taiwan, New Caledonia, Indonesia and the Austral Islands, French Polynesia (Baba et al. 1986, Wu et al. 1998, Macpherson 1994, 1997, and Poupin 1996, respectively). The characters by which the present specimens (of both sexes) differ from A. soelae are consistent, however, justifying recognition of the new species. Agononida procera n. sp. closely resembles A. soelae but differs in the relative slenderness of the cheliped, and in the relative length and ornamentation of the pereopodal dactyli. The palm of the cheliped in A. procera differs from that of A. soelae in measuring at least double instead of 1.6 times the length of the dactylus and pollex. The dactyli of pereopods 2 – 4 in A. procera differ from those of A. soelae in being less slender and minutely spinose on the flexor margin for the distal three­quarters instead of the median third. The figures given by Baba et al. (1986) and Wu et al. (1998) for a specimen from Japan and Taiwan, respectively, agree well with A. soelae sensu stricto. Records of A. soelae, however, from New Caledonia, Indonesia and the Austral Islands require verification. Unfortunately, Macpherson (1994, 1997) did not remark on the chelipeds of his New Caledonian and Indonesian specimens referred to A. soelae. The specimen from the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, figured by Poupin (1996) (and more fully at his website http: // decapoda. ecole­navale. fr) differs in coloration from that figured by Wu et al. (1997) and appears not to be referable to A. soelae. Poupin’s specimen requires restudy; it might be referable to A. procera or an undescribed species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615D9708081CFBB83A1AEFB7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from eastern Australia between southern Queensland and Broken Bay, New South Wales; 675 – 824 m depth.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736158970A081CF9603BDEEBAF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 66652, 1 ovigerous female (17.3 mm), SE of Cape Byron, 28 º 41 ’ S, 153 º 51 ’ E, 156 m, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 18 Aug 1978; AM P 21763, 1 male (22.8 mm), SE of Clarence River, 29 ° 41 ’ S, 153 ° 47 ’ E, 406 – 414 m, K 75 ­ 09 ­ 04, 10 Oct 1975; AM P 21765, 4 males (16.7 – 24.4 mm), 7 ovigerous females (15.3 – 20.4 mm), SE of Clarence River, 29 ° 41 ’ S, 153 ° 47 ’ E, 406 – 414 m, K 75 ­ 09 ­ 04, 10 Oct 1975; AM P 31491, 1 male (22.6 mm), NE of Solitary Island, 29 ° 52 ’ S, 153 ° 42 ’ E, 480 m, K 78 ­ 06 ­ 07, 26 April 1978; AM P 42259, 4 males (21.0 – 22.5 mm), 4 females (19.3 – 24.0 mm), NE of Sugarloaf Point, 32 º 15 ’ S, 153 º 02 ’ E, 457 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 03 ­ 04, 5 Apr 1978; AM P 42270, 1 female (22.5 mm), NE of Sugarloaf Point, 32 º 15 ’ S, 153 º 02 ’ E, 457 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 03 ­ 04, 5 Apr 1978; AM P 42272, 1 male (16.8 + mm), E of Long Reef, 33 ° 40 ’ S, 151 ° 54 ’ E, 468 m, K 80 ­ 21 ­ 05, 16 Dec 1980; AM P 66651, 1 male (19.0 mm), 1 female (12.0 mm), NE of Long Reef, 33 ° 42 ’ S, 151 ° 54 ’ E, 439 – 466 m, K 85 ­ 21 ­ 06, 19 Dec 1985; AM P 31513, 1 female (17.3 mm), E of Long Reef, 33 ° 46 ’ S, 151 ° 49 ’ E, 439 m, K 80 ­ 21 ­ 04, 16 Dec 1980; NMV J 21036, 1 female (21.8 mm), E of Long Reef, 33 ° 46 ’ S, 151 ° 49 ’ E, 421 – 503 m, K 81 ­ 17 ­ 03, 9 Sep 1981; AM P 31505, 1 female (21.6 mm), E of Port Jackson, 450 m, 5 May 1978; AM P 21053, 1 ovigerous female (23.0 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 14 ’ S, 151 º 28 ’ E, 403 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 02, 8 Aug 1975; AM P 21039, 1 ovigerous female (22.6 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 16 – 22 ’ S, 151 º 26 – 23 ’ E, 366 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 01, 8 Aug 1975; AM P 21103, 1 male (20.3 mm), 2 ovigerous females (19.1 – 22.9 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 16 – 22 ’ S, 151 º 26 – 23 ’ E, 366 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 01, 8 Aug 1975. Comparative material of Munida squamosa var. prolixa Alcock, 1894. AM P 2650 (ex IM 773 / 10), 1 male (26.9 mm), Arabian Sea, 1232 m, Investigator stn 204.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736158970A081CF9603BDEEBAF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Agononida squamosa was reported from Queensland by Baba (1994). The present specimens agree well with the type description (Henderson 1885) and the most recent accounts and figures (Macpherson 1993 a: fig. 96, 1993 a: fig. 1 h – i, 1994) of the species. All specimens bear a strong mesial terminal spine on the second antennal segment and six lateral carapace spines (1 anterolateral, 1 hepatic and 4 branchial). In his type account of Agononida analoga (as Munida analoga) Macpherson (1993 a) reported on two Investigator specimens of A. squamosa var. prolixa Alcock, 1894 (as Munida) and suggested that Alcock’s subspecies might be distinct from A. squamosa with which it was regarded as a synonym by Baba (1988). Macpherson (1993 a) noted that the two specimens of A. squamosa var. prolixa differed from A. squamosa sensu stricto in having a blunt mesial terminal spine on the second antennal segment and three instead of four branchial spines on the carapace. Characters of another Investigator specimen of Alcock’s var. prolixa (AM P 2650) fully corroborate Macpherson’s (1993 a) observations. The differences between Alcock’s subspecies and A. squamosa sensu stricto, although subtle, are consistent and warrant recognition of Alcock’s subspecies as a distinct species. Agononida prolixa (Alcock, 1894) n. comb. is presently known known only from the eastern Indian Ocean (Andaman and Arabian Seas) and A. squamosa is presently known only from the western Oceania. The ranges of A. prolixa and A. squamosa do not overlap, but a very similar species, A. analoga Macpherson, exhibits an intermediate distribution in the South China Sea (Macpherson 1993 a). A 22.8 mm male specimen (AM P 21763) of A. squamosa has a bopyrid isopod infection (AM P 21764) under the right posterior portion of the carapace.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736158970A081CF9603BDEEBAF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Admiralty Islands, New Caledonia, Lifou, Vanuatu, Wallis Islands, and eastern Australia at depths between 156 and 752 m (Macpherson 1999). Reported for the first time from New South Wales.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73615A970A081CFD783AE4EC22.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Davie (2002) reported 12 species of Munida from Australia. Twelve species of Munida are reported below. Seven are described as new, and three are new records for the study area. Haig’s (1973) record of M. japonica Stimpson, 1858, from Western Australia is based on M. rogeri Macpherson, 1994, and her records of M. microps Alcock, 1894 from New South Wales are referable to M. endeavourae n. sp. and M. isos n. sp., both described below. Baba’s (1994) record of M. microps from Queensland appears to be based on a different species (see discussion under account of M. asprosoma n. sp.). Therefore, M. microps is excluded from the key below. Part of Haig’s (1973) material identified as M. haswelli Henderson, 1885 is referable to M. chydaea n. sp. The 19 species of Munida now known from Australia are distinguished in the key below.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 42267, male (23.0 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 27 º 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 548 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978. PARATYPES: AM P 42271, 1 male (25.8 mm), SE of Cape Byron, New South Wales, 28 º 37 ’ S, 153 º 50 ’ E, 502 m, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 19 Aug 1978; AM P 26574, 5 males (18.4 – 26.0 mm), 2 females (19.1 – 19.3 mm), E of Wooli, New South Wales, 29 º 52 – 51 ’ S, 153 º 43 ’ E, 503 m, K 77 ­ 13 ­ 10, 23 Aug 1977; AM P 31430, 1 female (23.0 mm) with bopyrid, SE of Byron Bay, New South Wales, 28 º 41 – 44 ’ S, 153 º 51 ’ E, 153 m, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 18 Aug 1978; AM P 26573, 1 female (22.3 mm), E of Wooli, New South Wales, 29 º 52 – 51 ’ S, 153 º 43 ’ E, 503 m, K 77 ­ 13 ­ 10, 23 Aug 1977; AM P 31488, 1 female (25.8 mm), E of Wooli, New South Wales, 29 º 55 ’ S, 153 º 42 ’ E, 225 m, K 78 ­ 06 ­ 06, 26 Apr 1978; AM P 31428, 4 males (14.0 – 27.1 mm), 1 female (24.2 mm), NE of Wooli, New South Wales, 29 º 47 – 49 ’ S, 153 º 44 – 43 ’ E, 437 m, K 78 ­ 16 ­ 07, 2 Aug 1978; AM P 31431, 31 males (18.8 – 31.5 mm), 19 females (20.0 – 28.5 mm), SE of Cape Byron, New South Wales, 150 m, 28 º 42 ’ S, 153 º 51 ’ E, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 18 Aug 1978; AM P 42266, 13 males (25.0 – 29.7 mm), 6 females (23.7 – 26.7 mm), SE of Yamba, New South Wales, 29 º 40 ’ S, 153 º 47 ’ E, 475 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 15, 7 Nov 1978.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with numerous, closely spaced transverse striae; with transverse row of 8 – 10 epigastric spines; with paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and 1 or 2 pairs of postcervical spines; frontal margins transverse; lateral margins with 2 spines anterior to cervical groove and 5 spines posterior to cervical groove; rostrum spiniform, about twice as long as supraocular spines and about half remaining carapace length. Fourth to sixth thoracic sternites with short striae. Second abdominal tergite with row of 8 – 14 spines on anterior border. Third to sixth abdominal tergites unarmed. Eyes large, with maximum corneal diameter exceeding one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Basal segment of antennule with 2 terminal spines, lengths subequal. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial distal spine overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3 ischium with strong distal flexor spine; merus flexor margin with small distal and larger proximal spine. Cheliped 2.5 – 3.0 times carapace length. Pereopod 2 – 3 merus with spinose extensor and flexor margins. Pereopod 4 merus with unarmed extensor margin. Pereopods 2 – 4 dactylus flexor margin with small movable spines along proximal two­thirds	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Strongly convex; with numerous, closely spaced transverse striae, most of which are uninterrupted; cervical groove distinct; with transverse row of 8 – 10 epigastric spines, those behind supraocular spines largest; rarely with pair of small protogastric spines; with paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and 1 or 2 pairs of postcervical spines. Intestinal region with interrupted striae or at most with a few scales. Frontal margins transverse; rostrum spiniform, faintly sinuous, about twice as long as supraocular spines and about half remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines subparallel or slightly divergent. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, extending to or slightly beyond sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral); with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth to sixth sternites with short striae, only present laterally on sixth sternite; seventh sternite smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites granular. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 8 – 14 spines on anterior border. Third to sixth tergites unarmed. Second to sixth tergites with numerous, closely spaced, transverse striae. Eye: Large, with maximum corneal diameter exceeding one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines; peduncle with dorsal striae and row of short distal setae (‘ eyelashes’). Antennule: Basal segment elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, lengths equal or mesial minutely shorter than lateral; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Third and fourth segments of antennal peduncle unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with small distal and larger proximal spine; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): 2.5 – 3.0 times carapace length; squamous and setose, setae densest dorsally. Dactylus usually with 3 – 5 dorsal spines and small subdistal spine, spines obsolete in some large males; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus with palm about 3 times as long as high, as long as or slightly shorter than dactylus, upper and outer margin irregularly spinose; pollex with row of ventral spines and small subdistal spine, occlusal margin denticulate. Dactylus and pollex with minor gape in large males. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces; spines strongest distally. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 9 – 15 spines; flexor margin with 8 – 11 spines. Carpus with 2 – 4 extensor and 2 flexor spines. Propodus extensor margin unarmed; flexor margin with 8 – 12 spines. Dactylus about 0.8 propodus length; flexor margin with 6 – 12 movable spines; distal third unarmed. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 9 or 10 spines; flexor margin with 6 – 9 spines. Carpus extensor and flexor margins each with 2 spines. Propodus extensor margin unarmed; flexor margin with 7 – 9 spines. Dactylus about 0.8 propodus length; flexor margin with 5 or 6 movable spines; distal third unarmed. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin with 2 or 3 small denticles proximally; flexor margin with 2 or 3 spines on distal third. Carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine. Propodus extensor margin unarmed; flexor margin with 3 – 6 movable spines. Dactylus as long as propodus; with 4 or 5 flexor movable spines; distal third unarmed.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named aequalis, Latin, meaning ‘ like’ or ‘ same’, alluding to the similarly sized terminal spines of the basal antennular segment.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida aequalis n. sp. closely resembles M. pagesi Macpherson, 1994 from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands in almost every respect, but differs in the following features: the mesial terminal spine of the basal antennular segment is subequal to, instead of distinctly shorter than, the lateral distal spine; the carapace bears very few scales, whereas numerous scales are present anterolaterally and on the intestinal region in M. pagesi; and the sixth thoracic sternite bears striae on the lateral portions. In general habitus, M. aequalis resembles M. haswelli Henderson, 1885 and M. chydaea n. sp., both known from off central and southern New South Wales. Munida haswelli and M. chydaea are both readily distinguished from M. aequalis by having the mesial terminal spine of the basal antennular segment distinctly longer than the outer terminal spine. A female specimen (23 mm cl., AM P 31430), is infected with a bopyrid isopod on its left side. The bopyrid is registered in the Australian Museum collection as P 31432.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361449717081CFCA03A17EDFF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Northeast of Tweed Heads, southern Queensland, to the vicinity of Wooli, New South Wales, at depths of 150 – 548 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 26795, female (26.2 mm), E of Broken Bay, New South Wales, 33 ° 35 – 33 ’ S, 152 ° 00 – 02 ’ E, 823 m, trawl, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 12, 8 Dec 1977. PARATYPES: AM P 26790, 2 males (21.0 – 29.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, New South Wales, 33 ° 35 – 33 ’ S, 152 ° 00 – 02 ’ E, 823 m, trawl, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 12, 8 Dec 1977. Other material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 67050, 1 ovigerous female (19.0 mm), E of Yule Entrance, Coral Sea, 10 ° 37.17 ’ S, 144 ° 21.99 ’ E, 990 – 1053 m, from gullet of fish (Ventrifussa sp., AM I 32439 ­ 0030, E stn 5, 21 Aug 1988.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with frontal margins oblique; transverse striae widely spaced; with 4 or 5 pairs of epigastric spines in addition to smaller scattered spinules; with paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines; frontal margins oblique; lateral margins of carapace with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Rostrum spiniform. Fourth thoracic sternite with several short, granular striae, other sternites smooth. Second abdominal tergite with row of 7 – 11 spines on anterior border. Third abdominal tergite with pair of submedian spines on anterior border. Eyes large, with maximum corneal diameter slightly less than one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Basal segment of antennule with 2 terminal spines, outer longer. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial distal spine overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3 ischium with small distal flexor spine; merus flexor margin with distal and proximal spine, proximal largest. Cheliped slender, elongate, about 2 – 3 times carapace length; spinous and sparsely setose; ventral margin of pollex with proximal spine. Pereopod 2 – 3 merus with spinose extensor and flexor margins. Pereopod 4 merus with unarmed extensor margin. Pereopods 2 – 4 dactylus with movable spines along proximal 0.8 of flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; few secondary striae; cervical groove distinct; with 4 or 5 pairs of epigastric spines in addition to smaller scattered spinules; with paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Frontal margins oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly upcurved, more than twice as long as supraocular spines and about half remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines subparallel or slightly divergent. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, not extending to sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 large spines (including anterolateral) and 0 – 2 spinules; with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth sternite with several short, granular striae; fifth to seventh sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 7 – 11 spines on anterior border. Third tergite with pair of submedian spines on anterior border. Second tergite with uninterrupted transverse stria and several short striae laterally. Third and fourth tergites with interrupted and uninterrupted transverse striae and several short striae laterally. Eye: Large, with maximum corneal diameter slightly less than one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Antennule: Basal segment elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, outer longer; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Third and fourth segments unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with small distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with distal and proximal spine, proximal largest; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, about twice carapace length; spinous and sparsely setose. Dactylus with small dorsal proximal spine; without subterminal spines; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus with palm about 4 – 5 times as long as high, slightly longer than dactylus, upper outer and lower margins spinose. Pollex with 2 subterminal spines, occlusal margin denticulate; ventral margin with proximal spine. Carpus and merus with long spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces; spines strongest dorsally and distally. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 12 – 14 spines; flexor margin with 5 or 6 spines. Carpus with 2 – 4 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 7 or 8 movable spines. Dactylus about 0.6 propodus length; flexor margin with 9 movable spines. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 9 – 12 spines; flexor margin with 4 or 5 spines. Carpus with 2 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 7 – 9 movable spines. Dactylus about 0.6 propodus length; flexor margin with 7 or 8 movable spines. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin with unarmed; flexor margin with distal spine. Carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine. Propodus flexor margin with 5 – 7 movable spines. Dactylus about 0.7 propodus length; flexor margin with 5 – 7 movable spines.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Derived from the Greek aspros and soma, meaning ‘ white body’ in reference to the pale colour of the species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida asprosoma n. sp. closely resembles M. vigiliarum Alcock, 1901 from the Andaman Sea in most respects including the widely spaced dorsal striae, dorsal and lateral carapace spination, and spination of the second and third abdominal tergites. Munida asprosoma is readily distinguished by the lengths of the terminal spines on the basal antennular segment (mesial shorter than instead of subequal to the lateral), in having two instead of one ventral spines on the merus of the third maxilliped, and in having distinctly oblique instead of relatively transverse frontal carapace margins. Jones & Morgan (2002) figured the holotype of M. asprosoma in colour (mis­captioned as M. militaris); it is creamy­white in life. Baba (1994) reported two juvenile Queensland specimens as M. microps, but noted the presence of larger eyes and a pair of anterior spines on the third abdominal somite. These aforementioned characters are inconsistent with M. microps sensu stricto. Baba’s specimens are perhaps referable to M. asprosoma. Munida asprosoma shares with M. microps the proximoventral spine on the pollex of the cheliped, and will key out to the latter according to the key to species given by Baba (1988) (if eye­size were not considered) and Macpherson (1994). Munida asprosoma is readily distinguished from M. microps by the larger, broader eyes, and pair of anterior spines on the second abdominal somite. The identity of Baba’s (1994) specimens require verification, but they are probably not referable to M. microps.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361479712081CFAA83B3CEE17.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Coral Sea, Queensland, and Broken Bay, New South Wales, at depths between 823 and 990 – 1053 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 20669, female (36.2 mm), E of Brush Island, New South Wales, 35 º 28 – 34 ’ S, 150 º 48 – 45 ’ E, 467 – 448 m, K 75 ­ 02 ­ 09, K. Graham. PARATYPES: AM P 61823, 1 female (33.0 mm), SE of Ulladulla, New South Wales, 35 ° 34 ’ S, 150 ° 45 ’ E, 543 – 560 m, K 96 ­ 24 ­ 03, 11 Dec 1996; AM P 17961, 1 male (32.2 mm), E of Brush Island, New South Wales, 423 – 405 m, 35 º 31 – 37 ’ S, 150 º 45 – 42 ’ E, K 71 ­ 11 ­ 10, 8 Jul 1971; AM P 67289, 1 female (33.1 mm), E of Brush Island, New South Wales, 35 º 31 – 28 ’ S, 150 º 45 – 47 ’ E, 412 m, K 77 ­ 21 ­ 04, 22 Nov 1977; AM P 67299, 1 female (32.0 mm), E of Batemans Bay, New South Wales, 35 ° 40 ’ S, 150 ° 41 ’ E, 541 – 585 m, K 96 ­ 23 ­ 04, 4 Dec 1996; AM P 31493, 1 male (26.4 mm), E of Brush Island, New South Wales, 35 ° 32 ’ S, 150 ° 46 ’ E, 458 m, K 77 ­ 21 ­ 03, 22 Nov 1977; AM P 25063, 2 males (34.9 – 40.0 mm), E of Batemans Bay, New South Wales, 35 º 32 – 42 ’ S, 150 º 39 – 45 ’ E, 384 m, K 76 ­ 21 ­ 11 / 12, 25 Nov 1976; AM P 61120, 3 males (34.0 – 45.7 mm), off Bermagui, New South Wales, 36 º 12 ’ S, 150 º 23 ’ E, 348 m, 17 Feb 2000. Other material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 53250, 1 female (31.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 º 34 ’ S, 152 º 02 ’ E, 662 m, K 86 ­ 01 ­ 06, 11 Feb 1986; AM P 21013, 1 ovigerous female (27.1 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 º 25 – 30 ’ S, 152 º 03 – 07 ’ E, 641 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 04, 19 Aug 1975; AM P 66656, 1 female (31.0 mm), E of Port Jackson, 33 ° 49 ’ S, 151 ° 54 ’ E, 450 m, 5 May 1978; AM P 66653, 2 males (31.5 – 32.0 mm), 1 female (32.8 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 18 ’ S, 151 º 26 ’ E, 457 – 467 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 06, 20 Aug 1975; AM P 21105, 1 male (28.0 mm), 2 ovigerous females (31.1 – 31.6 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 16 – 22 ’ S, 151 º 26 – 23 ’ E, 366 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 01, 8 Aug 1975; AM P 31503, 1 female (34.9 mm), NE of Wollongong, 439 m, K 78 ­ 08 ­ 02, 24 May 1978; AM P 21055, 1 male (35.0 mm), 5 ovigerous females (27.0 – 34.1 mm), NE of Wollongong, 34 º 21 – 14 ’ S, 151 º 24 – 28 ’ E, 403 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 02, 8 Aug 1975; AM P 21052, 5 males (24.0 – 39.1 mm), 6 females (2 ovigerous) (24.0 – 34.1 mm), E of Port Kembla, 34 º 28 – 34 ’ S, 151 º 19 – 17 ’ E, 412 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 07, 20 Aug 1975; AM P 19392, 2 males (23.9 – 30.6 mm), E of Kiama, 34 º 40 – 45 ’ S, 151 º 14 – 12 ’ E, 378 – 342 m, K 71 ­ 11 ­ 02, 6 Jul 1971; AM P 20747, 1 female (26.0 mm), E of Kiama, 34 º 38 – 46 ’ S, 151 º 15 – 13 ’ E, 458 – 439 m, K 75 ­ 02 ­ 17, 30 Jun 1975; AM P 20746, 1 female (36.1 mm), E of Shoalhaven, 34 º 49 – 56 ’ S, 151 º 10 – 09 ’ E, K 75 ­ 01 ­ 18, 30 Jun 1975; AM P 31487, 7 males (23.5 – 32.8 mm), 6 females (23.1 – 30.0 mm), E of Beecroft Head, 35 ° 00 ’ S, 151 ° 07 ’ E, 414 m, K 79 ­ 03 ­ 18, 26 Apr 1979; AM P 53246, 1 male (28.4 mm), E of Shoalhaven River, 32 º 02 ’ S, 151 º 06 ’ E, 366 m, K 79 ­ 11 ­ 09, 9 Aug 1979. VICTORIA: AM E 4781, 1 male (23.3 mm), off Gabo Island, 146 – 183 m, 1913; AM P 61122, 1 male (33.8 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 41 ’ S, 150 º 15 ’ E, 384 m, K 77 ­ 10 ­ 06, 13 Jul 1977; AM P 20805, 1 female (12.4 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 45 – 38 ’ S, 150 º 12 – 16 ’ E, 403 – 439 m, K 75 ­ 03 ­ 02, 10 Jul 1975; AM P 20812, 1 male (25.4 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 36 – 40 ’ S, 150 º 15 – 14 ’ E, 348 – 366 m, K 75 ­ 03 ­ 03, 11 Jul 1975; AM P 61821, 2 males (35.0 – 38.0 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 ° 38 ’ S, 150 ° 14 ’ E, 322 – 331 m, K 96 ­ 12 ­ 05, K, Graham, 24 Jul 1996; AM P 61822, 2 males (24.1 – 28.0 mm), 2 females (21.9 – 31.0 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 38 – 40 ’ S, 150 º 14 – 13 ’ E, 316 – 327 m, K 96 ­ 21 ­ 03, 22 Oct 1996; AM P 61824, 1 female (27.5 mm), off Gabo Island, 37 ° 39 ’ S, 150 ° 16 ’ E, 437 – 444 m, K 97 ­ 01 ­ 18, 29 Apr 1997; AM P 61820, 2 females (19.0 – 31.6 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 39 ’ S, 150 º 16 ’ E, 448 m, K 96 ­ 21 ­ 18, 31 Oct 1996; AM P 61123, 1 male (34.9 mm), off Portland, 38 º 30 ’ S, 141 º 45 ’ E, 403 m, 13 Nov 1999; NMV J 52076, 1 male (26.0 mm), 38 ° 12.57 ’ S, 149 ° 37.33 ’ E, 382 m, SS 01 / 00 / 184, 21 Apr 2000; NMV J 52047, 2 males (18.0 – 21.5 mm), 38 ° 13.78 ’ S, 149 ° 36.99 ’ E, 435 m, SS 01 / 00 / 197, 22 Apr 2000; NMV J 52048, 6 males (17.0 – 32.0 mm), 1 female (16.0 mm), 38 ° 15.07 ’ S, 149 ° 38.65 ’ E, 525 m, SS 01 / 00 / 241, 26 Apr 2000; NMV J 52052, 2 males (13.5 – 19.8 mm), 3 females (22.2 – 28.2 mm), 38 ° 14.73 ’ S, 149 ° 42.01 ’ E, 503 m, SS 01 / 00 / 188, 21 Apr 2000; NMV J 52049, 2 males (14.5 – 21.0 mm), 6 females (19.4 – 27.0 mm), 38 ° 14.91 ’ S, 149 ° 38.67 ’ E, 500 m, SS 01 / 00 / 187, 21 Apr 2000. TASMANIA: AM E 5175, 3 males (14.9 – 31.1 mm), 5 females (19.0 – 33.7 mm), ENE of Maria Island, 232 – 329 m, 1914; AM P 60188, 1 male (34.0 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, 43 º 07.36 ’ S, 145 º 13.75 ’ E, 400 m, TAS­ 381, J. Lowry et al., 17 Apr 1993; AM P 60189, 1 female (17.8 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, 43 º 07.36 ’ S, 145 º 13.75 ’ E, 400 m, TAS­ 416, J. Lowry et al., 9 Apr 1993; AM P 60191, 1 female (28.8 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, 43 º 09.39 ’ S, 145 º 13.60 ’ E, 300 m, TAS­ 397, J. Lowry et al., 8 Apr 1994; AM E 5154, 2 females (26.9 – 33.1 mm), 56.3 km SE of Bruny Island, D’Entrecasteaux Channel, 275 – 421 m, 1914; SAM C 6057, 2 males (38.0 – 36.5 mm), 22.2 km ESE of Mistaken Cape, Maria Island, 42 ° 42 ’ S, 148 ° 25 ’ E, 338 – 700 m, epibenthic sled, SS 06 / 96 / 241, 18 Dec 1996; SAM C 6058, 32 males (7.6 – 29.8 mm), 37 females (10.5 – 31.5 mm), 38.9 km W of Granville Harbour, 41 ° 51 ’ S, 149 ° 33 ’ E, 425 m, epibenthic sled, W. Zeidler, 20 Oct 1984. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: AM E 3688, 1 male (42.0 mm), Great Australian Bight, ESE of Eucla, 126 º 45 ’ E, 457 – 548 m, FIS Endeavour, 1909 – 1914.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with oblique frontal margins; transverse ridges closely spaced, mostly uninterrupted; with pair of epigastric spines followed by pair of protogastric spines and numerous spinules on anterior quarter of carapace in addition to paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Rostrum spiniform, about twothirds remaining carapace length. Margins of carapace with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Fourth and fifth sternites with several short, granular striae; sixth and seventh sternites smooth. Second tergite with row of 8 – 11 spines on anterior border. Third tergite with 1 or 2 (usually 2) submedian spines on anterior border. Eyes large, with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Antennular basal segment elongate with distomesial spine longer than distolateral spine. Antennal basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine; second segment with spine on mesial margin, and with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle; third segment with 2 outer spinules; fourth segment with 1 outer spinule. Cheliped slender, 2 – 3 times carapace length. Pereopod 2 – 4 merus with spinose extensor and flexor margins; dactylus with ventral movable spines on proximal three­quarters.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse ridges closely spaced, mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove distinct; with pair of epigastric spines followed by pair of protogastric spines; with numerous spinules on anterior quarter of carapace in addition to paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Frontal margins oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly upcurved, about twice as long as supraocular spines and about twothirds remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines subparallel or slightly divergent. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, extending to or slightly beyond sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 or 3 spines (including anterolateral) and 1 or 2 spinules; with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth and fifth sternites with several short, granular striae; sixth and seventh sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 8 – 11 spines on anterior border. Third tergite with 1 or 2 (usually 2) submedian spines on anterior border. Second and third tergites with 5 uninterrupted transverse striae. Fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae alternating with 2 medially interrupted striae. Eye: Large, with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines; peduncle with row of short distal setae (‘ eyelashes’). Antennule: Basal segment elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial longer; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with spine on mesial margin and with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle; outer margin with 1 or 2 short striae. Third segment of antennal peduncle with 2 outer spinules; fourth segment with 1 outer spinule. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with distal and proximal spine, proximal largest; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, 2 – 3 times carapace length; squamous and setose, setae densest dorsally. Dactylus with small dorsal proximal spine and 2 or 3 small subterminal spines; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus with upper and outer margin spinose; palm about 5 times as long as high, longer than pollex; pollex with 2 or 3 subterminal spines, dorsally unarmed, occlusal margin denticulate. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces; spines strongest distally. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 7 – 12 spines; flexor margin with 4 – 6 ventral spines. Carpus with 3 – 6 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 12 – 15 spines. Dactylus half to two­thirds propodus length; flexor margin with 12 – 17 movable spines; terminal quarter unarmed. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 7 – 11 spines; flexor margin with 4 – 7 spines. Carpus with 2 – 5 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 10 – 15 spines. Dactylus half to two­thirds propodus length; flexor margin with 10 – 17 movable spines; terminal quarter unarmed. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin with 1 – 4 spines; flexor margin with 2 or 3 spines on distal third. Carpus with 2 – 5 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 7 – 12 spines. Dactylus half to three­quarters propodus length; flexor margin with 8 – 12 movable spines; terminal quarter unarmed.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Derived from the Latin chydaeus, meaning ‘ abundant, ’ alluding to the abundance of the present species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida chydaea n. sp. most closely resembles M. gracilis Henderson, 1885 from eastern New Zealand but differs in the following features: the flexor margin of the dactylus of the first walking leg is unarmed for the distal quarter instead of distal third; the third and fourth antennal segments bear an outer spinule; the anterior margin of the third abdominal tergite bears 1 or 2 (usually 2) instead of 4 spines; and the second and third abdominal tergites bear more numerous transverse striae. Although the number of transverse striae on the abdominal tergites increases with size, the smallest specimen of M. chydaea (cl. 12.4 mm, ocl. 6.7 mm) bears 2 and 3 instead of 1 and 2 striae on the second and third tergites respectively as in the syntype of M. gracilis (ocl. 6.8 mm) figured by Macpherson (1994: fig. 19). The present specimens are similar but differ chiefly in the degree of spination on the anterior portion of the carapace, and in setation and size of spines on the pereopods. The number of spinules on the anterior portion of the carapace between and adjacent to the epigastric and protogastric spines increases with size. Similarly, the setation of the pereopods is densest in the largest specimens and the relative size of the spines decreases with increasing size. Additional variation is present in the following features: the first segment of the antennal peduncle usually bears short striae, of which one is occasionally produced to a minute spinule; the third segment of the antennal peduncle usually bears 2 small outer distal spinules, but the dorsalmost of these may be obsolete or present as a tubercle; the number of spines on the anterior margin of the second abdominal tergite varies from 8 – 11. Munida chydaea is frequently sympatric with M. haswelli with which it has sometimes been misidentified. The two species are most readily distinguished by the spination of the anterior margin of the third abdominal tergite and presence of numerous short striae on the thoracic sternites in M. haswelli. In M. chydaea, the few short striae that are present are restricted to the fourth and fifth sternites. Munida chydaea also appears to attain a larger body size than M haswelli. The largest specimen of M. haswelli that we have examined measures 21.6 mm cl., whereas M. chydaea attains approximately twice that size. Additionally, M. haswelli is ovigerous by 13.2 mm cl., whereas the smallest ovigerous specimen of M. chydaea is 27.0 mm cl.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736143971F081CFE983890EFE7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Sydney area to Victoria, Tasmania and the Great Australian Bight at 146 – 700 m depth.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM E 3142, male (24.0 mm), 51 km SE of Green Cape, New South Wales, 37 ° 30 ’ S, 150 ° 33 ’ E, 860 m, FIS Endeavour, 2 Oct 1912. PARATYPES: NMV J 17074, 2 males (12.9 – 22.6 mm), S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 19.6 ’ S, 149 ° 24.3 ’ E, 930 m, rock, rubble clay, sand, SLOPE 33, M. Gomon et al., 23 Jul 1986; NMV J 23881, 1 female (10.8 mm), S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 19.6 ’ S, 149 ° 24.3 ’ E, 930 m, rock, rubble clay, sand, SLOPE 33, M. Gomon et al., 23 Jul 1986; NMV J 17097, 2 females (9.0 – 9.2 mm), S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 19.6 ’ S, 149 ° 24.3 ’ E, 930 m, rock, rubble clay, sand, SLOPE 33, M. Gomon et al., 23 Jul 1986; NMV J 17084, 1 ovigerous female (not measured), S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 25.00 ’ S, 149 ° 0.00 ’ E, 1500 m, compacted clay, epibenthic sled, SLOPE 27, G. Poore et al., 22 Jul 1986; NMV J 16030, 4 females (14.5 – 20.4 mm), S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 21.90 ’ S, 149 ° 20.00 ’ E, 1000 m, epibenthic sled, SLOPE 32, G. Poore et al., 23 Jul 1986; NMV J 52073, 1 female (21.4 mm), Victoria, 38 ° 27.64 ’ S, 149 ° 31.58 ’ E, 1500 m, SS 01 / 00 / 154, 17 Apr 2000; NMV J 17075, 2 males (15.4 – 26.0 mm), 1 ovigerous female (15.0 mm), 63 km S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 38 ° 22.61 ’ S, 149 ° 20.20 ’ E, 1169 m, beam trawl, G. Poore et al., 25 Oct 1988; NMV J 52074, 1 male (11.8 mm), Victoria, 38 ° 20.24 ’ S, 149 ° 38.53 ’ E, 1000 m, SS 01 / 00 / 152, 17 Apr 2000; SAM C 6076, 1 male (19.5 mm), 91 km NW of Currie Harbour, Tasmania, 39 ° 43.09 ’ S, 143 ° 00.57 ’ E, 1135 m, 5 Mar 1989; SAM C 6075, 1 male (26.2 mm), 79 km SE of South East Cape, Tasmania, 44 ° 09.2 ’ S, 147 ° 31.8 ’ E, 970 – 1120 m, FV Belinda, K. Gowlett­Holmes, 1 Feb 1992. Other material. NMV J 41571 – 41590, J 41619 – 41622, J 52080, 110 specimens, seamounts SSE of South East Cape, Tasmania, 620 – 1700 m; NMV J 52075, J 52077 – 52079, J 52081, 15 specimens, S of Point Hicks, Victoria, 998 – 1608 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with slightly oblique frontal margins; transverse striae widely spaced, mostly uninterrupted; with transverse row of 4 – 6 epigastric spines; with 0 – 3 minute spinules behind epigastric spines; with 0 – 1 minute parahepatic spinules, 1 – 3 pairs of anterior branchial and 1 or 2 pairs of postcervical spines. Rostrum spiniform. Supraocular spines divergent. Margins of carapace with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Fourth sternite at most with 2 or 3 short striae; fifth to seventh sternites smooth. Second tergite with row of 8 – 11 spines on anterior border. Remaining tergites unarmed. Eyes small, scarcely wider than stalk; with maximum corneal diameter not exceeding one­fifth basal distance between anterolateral spines. Basal antennular segment elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with strong mesial spine; second segment with mesial distal spine distinctly overreaching distal segment of peduncle; lateral distal spine distinctly overreaching penultimate segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3 ischium with 1 or 2 small distal flexor spines; merus flexor margin with 2 or 3 spines. Cheliped slender, about three times carapace length; pollex without ventral spines. Pereopod 2 – 3 merus with spinose extensor and flexor margins. Pereopod 4 merus with unarmed extensor margin. Pereopods 2 – 4 dactylus with movable spines along entire length of flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse striae widely spaced, mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove distinct; with transverse row of 4 – 6 epigastric spines; with 0 – 3 minute spinules behind epigastric spines; with or without minute parahepatic spinule, 1 – 3 pairs of anterior branchial and 1 or 2 pairs of postcervical spines. Frontal margins slightly oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly upcurved, about twice as long as supraocular spines. Supraocular spines divergent, dorsally deflected. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, not extending to sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 or 3 spines (including anterolateral); with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth sternite at most with 2 or 3 short striae; fifth to seventh sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 8 – 11 spines on anterior border. Remaining tergites unarmed. Second to third tergites with 1 uninterrupted transverse stria. Fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae. Eye: Small, scarcely wider than stalk; with maximum corneal diameter not exceeding one­fifth basal distance between anterolateral spines. Antennule: Basal segment of antennule elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of antennal peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial distal spine distinctly overreaching distal segment of peduncle; lateral distal spine distinctly overreaching penultimate segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with 1 or 2 small distoventral spines. Ventral margin of merus with 2 or 3 ventral spines; distal spine and proximal spine largest, median small or absent; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, about three times carapace length; finely setose, and spinose. Dactylus with dorsal proximal spine; occlusal margin denticulate, with blunt proximal projection. Propodus upper and outer margin spinose; palm about five times as long as high, longer than pollex; pollex with 2 subterminal spines, occlusal margin denticulate, ventral margin unarmed. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 7 – 9 spines; flexor margin with 6 – 9 spines. Carpus with 2 or 3 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 8 spines. Dactylus slightly exceeding half propodus length; flexor margin with 12 – 14 movable spines along entire length. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 6 – 8 spines; flexor margin with 5 – 7 spines. Carpus with 2 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 10 spines. Dactylus slightly exceeding half propodus length; flexor margin with 12 movable spines along entire length. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin unarmed dorsally; flexor margin with 2 or 3 small spines and large distal spine. Carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine. Propodus flexor margin with 6 or 7 movable spines. Dactylus about two­thirds propodus length; flexor margin with 10 or 11 movable spines along entire length.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named for the FIS Endeavour, from which the holotype was collected.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida endeavourae n. sp. closely resembles M. microps Alcock, 1894, described from the Andaman Sea, in the small eyes, spination and ornamentation of the carapace, abdomen and walking legs. The new species differs from M. microps in lacking the strong spine on the ventral border of the pollex and in having distinctly longer terminal spines on the second antennal segment. In M. endeavourae, the mesial distal spine of the second antennal segment markedly overreaches the fourth (distal) antennal segment and the lateral distal spine distinctly overreaches the third antennal segment. Conversely, in M. microps, the mesial distal spine of the second antennal segment reaches the end of the fourth (distal) antennal segment, and the lateral distal spine does not overreach the third antennal segment. Of the known Australian species, M. endeavourae most closely resembles M. isos; characters distinguishing the two species are outlined under the account of the latter. Haig (1973) first reported Munida endeavourae from Australia as M. microps. Munida microps reported from New Caledonia and the Philippines by Macpherson (1994) is not conspecific with either M. endeavourae or M. isos n. sp. Macpherson’s (1994) specimens differ from M. endeavourae in having a dilated cornea, from M. isos in having much longer terminal spines on the second antennal segment, and from both M. endeavourae and M. isos in having a distinct spine on the ventral margin of the pollex of the cheliped. Macpherson’s (1994) M. microps probably represents an undescribed species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736148971B081CFE983B5AEC2F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southeastern Australia from southeast of Green Cape to Tasmania at depths of 620 – 1700 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73614B9724081CFAE038D9EBDF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 5793, 3 males (10.8 – 13.3 mm), 1 female (12.3 mm), 4.8 – 6.4 km off Eden, 46 – 55 m, A. Livingstone & H. Fletcher, May 1922; AM P 11892, 2 males (8.3 – 10.5 mm), 1 female (11.2 mm), off Eden, 37 ° 04 ’ S, 150 ° 10 ’ S, 102 m, CSIRO, 9 Mar 1948; AM P 9464, 6 males (10.0 – 13.9 mm), 4 females (11.9 – 12.3 mm), off Montague Island, 36 ° 15 ’ S, 150 ° 14 ’ E, 128 m, State Fisheries, 26 Jun 1929. TASMANIA: AM E 1057, 8 males (9.5 – 24.0 mm), 47 females (10.5 – 19.9 mm), E coast of Flinders Island, Bass Strait, 40 ° 01 ’ S, 148 ° 02 ’ E, 53 m, FIS Endeavour, 17 May 1909; SAM, 2 males (18.5 – 19.5 mm), Mercury Passage, 20 m, in scallop collectors, C. Gardner, Mar 1997.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73614B9724081CFAE038D9EBDF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The specimens agree well with published accounts (Henderson 1885, 1888, Haig 1973). Munida gregaria is readily distinguished from other Australian species of Munida in having spines on the anterior margin of the fourth abdominal somite.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73614B9724081CFAE038D9EBDF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. New Zealand, subantarctic islands, Patagonia, Falkland Islands, off Uruguay, and southern Australia from southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania; 20 – 1097 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361749725081CFCBA3AA0ECD7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 26833, 5 males (6.2 – 8.0 mm), 2 females (6.9 – 10.0 mm), E of Long Reef, 33 ° 46 ’ S, 151 ° 43 ’ E, 176 m, dredge, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 01, 5 Dec 1977; AM P 61817, 1 female (17.1 mm), between Green Cape and Cape Howe, 37 º 22 – 33 ’ S, 150 º 17 – 20 ’ E, 329 m, K 77 ­ 01 ­ 01 / 02 / 03, 18 Mar 1977; AM P 24446, 1 male (10.6 mm), E of Malabar, 33 º 57 ’ S, 151 º 19 ’ E, SBS Stn 45; AM P 20726, 1 female (11.4 mm), 30 km E of Malabar, 33 ° 58.80 ’ S, 151 ° 34.50 ’ E, 198 m, SBS stn 43, dredge, 9 Aug 1973; AM P 1405, 1 ovigerous female (13.2 mm), off Port Jackson; NMV J 52156, 1 male (16.2 mm), 37 ° 20.94 ’ S, 150 ° 21.66 ’ E, 370 m, SS 01 / 00 / 142, epibenthic sled, 16 Apr 2000; AM P 65621, 1 female (11.8 mm), E of Bermagui, 36 ° 27 ’ S, 150 ° 19 ’ E, 355 – 384 m, K 75 ­ 04 ­ 01, 22 Jul 1975; AM P 5587, 8 males (6.3 – 12.1 mm), 8 females (5.7 – 9.4 mm), 4 – 6.4 km E of Botany Bay, 34 ° 01 ’ S, 151 ° 19 ’ E, 61 – 102 m, F. McNeill et al., Aug 1921; NMV J 52156, 1 male (16.2 mm), 37 ° 20.94 ’ S, 150 ° 21.66 ’ E, 370 m, SS 01 / 00 / 142, epibenthic sled, 16 Apr 2000; AM P 4686, 1 male (14.0 mm), off Botany Bay, D. Stead, 31 Aug 1919; AM P 66654, 1 male (7.2 mm), 1 female (13.4 mm), 3 – 4.8 – 6.4 km off Eden, 46 – 55 m, A. Livingstone & H. Fletcher, May 1922; AM P 9340, 2 males (9.2 – 9.4 mm), 3 ovigerous females (4.5 – 7.4 mm), off Burrewarra Point, 35 ° 50 ’ S, 150 ° 17 ’ E, 91 m, K. Moller, Jul 1926; AM P 20739, 1 male (7.5 mm), 1 female (8.5 mm), E of North Head, 33 ° 49.50 ’ S, 151 ° 21.60 ’ E, 66 m, Australian Museum Shelf Benthic Survey Stn 34, 27 Feb 1973. VICTORIA: AM P 49944, 1 male (21.6 mm), SE of Gabo Island, 37 º 39 ’ S, 150 º 16 ’ E, 448 m, K 96 ­ 21 ­ 18, 31 Oct 1996; AM E 6114, 2 males (6.2 – 12.3 mm), 7 females (5.7 – 13.7 mm), S & SW of Mount Cann, 128 – 183 m, 27 Aug 1914; AM E 6276, 3 males (8.9 – 13.2 mm), 2 females (9.2 – 10.3 mm), 64 km SSW of Mount Cann, 128 m, 27 Aug 1914; NMV J 52058, 4 males (7.3 ­ 9.0 mm), 38 ° 09.8 ’ S, 149 ° 41.71 ’ E, 260 m, SS 01 / 00 / 1999, epibenthic sled, 22 Apr 2000; NMV J 52046, 1 female (13.4 mm), 37 ° 42.71 ’ S, 150 ° 03.00 ’ E, 121 m, SS 01 / 00 / 143, epibenthic sled, 16 Apr 2000; NMV J 52058, 4 males (7.3 – 9.0 mm), 38 ° 09.80 ’ S, 149 ° 41.71 ’ E, 260 m, SS 01 / 00 / 1999, epibenthic sled, 22 Apr 2000. TASMANIA: AM P 60193, 1 male (12.3 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, 43 ° 06.70 ’ S, 145 ° 13.60 ’ E, 200 m, TAS­ 374, J. Lowry et al., 17 – 18 Apr 1993; AM P 60195, 1 male (13.4 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, Tasmania, 43 º 06.7 ’ S, 145 º 13.6 ’ E, 200 m, TAS­ 357, J. Lowry et al., 16 Apr 1993. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: NMV J 52059, 8 males (4.0 – 7.6 mm), 7 females (6.0 – 10.0 mm), Great Australian Bight, 33 ° 15.87 ’ S, 130 ° 37.83 ’ E, 139 m, SS 01 / 00 / 334, Yvonne Bone sled, 9 May 2000; NMV J 52043, 2 males (7.2 – 11.7 mm), 3 females (8.3 – 11.8 mm), 33 ° 16.00 ’ S, 130 ° 36.59 ’ E, 143 m, SS 01 / 00 / 350, epibenthic sled, 10 May 2000; SAM C 6089, 8 males (8.9 – 18.5 mm), 1 ovigerous female (11.1 mm), Great Australian Bight, 33 ° 29.77 ’ S, 130 ° 68.30 ’ E, 158 m, SARDI GAB 1515, stn BBMP 3, 12 Jun 2002; SAM C 6090, 2 males (10.0 – 11.0 mm), Great Australian Bight, 33 ° 35.70 ’ S, 131 ° 10.90 ’ E, 146 m, SARDI GAB 1462, stn BBMP 5 c, 12 Jun 2002. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: AM E 3172, 8 males (7.0 – 21.1 mm), 3 females (9.8 – 15.4 mm), Great Australian Bight, 96.5 – 128.7 km W of Eucla, 146 – 220 m, Mar 1912; AM E 3555, 6 males (7.3 – 20.4 mm), 7 females (6.8 – 16.4 mm), Great Australian Bight, 96.5 – 128.7 km W of Eucla, 146 – 220 m, Mar 1912.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361749725081CFCBA3AA0ECD7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The combination of the unarmed anterior margins of the third and fourth abdominal somites and the presence of numerous short striae on all thoracic sternites readily distinguish Munida haswelli from other southern Australian congeners. It is most similar to the sympatric M. chydaea n. sp. Characters distinguishing M. haswelli from M. chydaea are outlined under the account of the latter. The specimens of the present series agree well the redescription of type material by Macpherson (1994), including the presence of 7 – 9 spines on the anterior margin of the second abdominal somite. One female specimen (13.7 mm, AM E 6114) has a serpulid tube attached to its carapace.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361749725081CFCBA3AA0ECD7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central New South Wales, south to Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Great Australian Bight, Western Australia; 121 – 329 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 61818, male (19.1 mm), off St. Patricks Head, Tasmania, 41 º 35 ’ S, 148 º 14 ’ E, 1100 m, S 05 / 87 / 15, K. Graham, 12 Jul 1987. PARATYPES: AM P 61121, 6 males (16.0 – 21.3 mm), 14 females (9.1 – 18.2 mm), off St. Patricks Head, Tasmania, 41 º 35 ’ S, 148 º 14 ’ E, 1100 m, S 05 / 87 / 15, K. Graham, 12 Jul 1987; AM P 60190, 1 male (6.7 mm), E of Fortescue Bay, 43 ° 08.96 ’ S, 145 ° 15.36 ’ E, 1000 m, TAS­ 421, J. Lowry et al., 9 Apr 1994; NMV J 16062, 1 male (17.2 mm), 39 km NE of Cape Tourville, Tasmania, 41 ° 53.54 ’ S, 148 ° 39.07 ’ E, 732 m, beam trawl, SLOPE 84, G. Poore et al., 30 Oct 1988; NMV J 23909, 1 ovigerous female (18.0 mm), NW Tasmania, 41 ° 06 – 09 ’ S, 143 ° 50 ’ E, 1098 – 1281 m, G. Suiter, Sep 1986; NMV J 39629, 5 males (18.0 – 20.2 mm), 82.9 km SSE of Southeast Cape, Tasmania, ‘ Sister 1 ’ seamount, 44 ° 16.2 ’ S, 147 ° 17.4 ’ E, 1100 m, epibenthic sled, T. Stranks, 23 Jan 1997; SAM C 6077, 4 males (13.2 – 20.3 mm), 3 ovigerous females (14.3 – 15.0 mm; ova 0.6 mm), 85 km SE of South East Cape, 44 ° 14.8 ’ S, 147 ° 27.5 ’ E, 1080 – 1130 m, FV Belinda, K. Gowlett­Holmes, 9 Feb 1992; AM P 67170, 1 female (11.1 mm), 51 km SE of Green Cape, 37 ° 30 ’ S, 150 ° 33 ’ E, New South Wales, 860 m, FIS Endeavour, 2 Oct 1912. Other material. AM P 20992, 1 ovigerous female (16.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 ° 32 – 38 ’ S, 152 ° 00 – 04 ’ E, 824 m, K 75 ­ 05 ­ 05, 19 Aug 1975; NMV J 39630, J 41591 – 41618, 2004 specimens, seamounts SSE of South East Cape, Tasmania, 640 – 1700 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with long, scattered setae; transverse striae widely spaced, often intervened by short striae or scales; with transverse row of 6 or 7 (usually 6) epigastric spines; with numerous granules on anterolateral region; with 1 or 2 anterior branchial spines; with or without postcervical spine. Frontal margins slightly oblique; rostrum spiniform. Supraocular spines divergent. Margins of carapace with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Fourth sternite at most with few short striae; fifth to seventh sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Second abdominal tergite with row of 6 – 9 (usually 6) spines on anterior border. Remaining tergites unarmed. Second to third tergites with 1 uninterrupted transverse stria. Fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae. Eye with cornea dilated, maximum diameter about one­quarter distance between anterolateral spines. Basal antennular segment overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter. Basal antennal segment with strong mesial spine; second segment with short mesial and lateral terminal spines, neither overreaching third segment. Maxilliped 3 ischium with distal flexor spine; merus flexor margin with distal and proximal spine. Cheliped slender, 2 – 3 times carapace length; pollex without ventral spines. Pereopod 2 – 3 merus with spinose extensor and flexor margins. Pereopod 4 extensor and flexor margins with distal spine. Pereopods 2 – 4 dactylus with movable spines distributed along entire flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse striae widely spaced, often intervened by short striae or scales; cervical groove distinct; with transverse row of 6 or 7 (usually 6) epigastric spines; with numerous granules on anterolateral region; with 1 or 2 anterior branchial spines; with or without postcervical spine. Dorsum with long, scattered setae. Frontal margins slightly oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly upcurved, about twice as long as supraocular spines and up to half remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines divergent, deflected dorsally. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, extending almost to sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 or 3 (usually 2) spines (including anterolateral); with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth sternite at most with few short striae; fifth to seventh sternites smooth; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Tergites with scattered setae. Second tergite with row of 6 – 9 (usually 6) spines on anterior border. Remaining tergites unarmed. Second to third tergites with 1 uninterrupted transverse stria. Fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae. Eye: Cornea dilated, with maximum corneal diameter about one­quarter distance between anterolateral spines. Antennule: Basal segment overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with short mesial and lateral terminal spines, neither overreaching third segment. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with distal and proximal spine, proximal largest; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, 2 – 3 times carapace length; sparsely setose and spinose. Dorsal margin of dactylus with proximal spine and 1 or 2 other small spines along length; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus upper and outer margin spinose; palm about 4 times as long as high, dorsal margin slightly longer than dactylus; pollex with 2 subterminal spines, occlusal margin denticulate, ventral margin unarmed. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 9 – 13 spines; flexor margin with 5 or 6 spines. Carpus with 4 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 7 or 8 spines. Dactylus with 17 or 18 movable spines distributed along entire flexor margin. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 9 – 11 spines; flexor margin with 3 or 4 spines. Carpus with 5 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 7 spines. Dactylus with 12 – 16 movable spines distributed along entire flexor margin. Pereopod 4: Merus and carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine. Propodus flexor margin with 5 – 7 spines. Dactylus with 11 or 12 movable spines distributed along entire flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named isos, Greek, meaning ‘ equal’ or ‘ like, ’ alluding to the similarity of the species to M. remota.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida isos n. sp. appears to be closest to M. remota Baba, 1990, from Madagascar, in having similar spination and ornamentation of the carapace, walking legs and sternum. The most obvious characters distinguishing M. isos from M. remota are: the cornea is distinctly dilated instead of being only slightly broader than the stalk; the mesial spine of the basal antennal segment is as long as instead of distinctly shorter than the second antennal segment; and the mesial spine on the second antennal segment is shorter than instead of longer than the third antennal segment. Of the regional species, M. isos closely resembles M. endeavourae, but is readily distinguished by: the cornea is dilated instead of narrow; the inner spine of the second segment of the antennal peduncle does not exceed the third segment; and the carapace bears long scattered setae on the dorsum. Variation in the present series is slight. Usually two lateral carapace spines are present anterior to the cervical groove, but occasionally a small third spine is present between the usual two. Similarly, additional spines are sometimes present among the usual six spines on the anterior border of the second abdominal tergite, and a postcervical spine is sometimes present on the carapace behind the anterior branchial spines.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361759721081CF9C03C66EB17.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from east of Broken Bay, New South Wales, south to Tasmania; 640 – 1700 m. Munida isos is abundant on the seamounts off southeastern Tasmania.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 31425, male (10.9 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 28 º 02 – 05 ’ S, 153 º 57 ’ E, 364 m, K 78 ­ 09 ­ 03, 1 Jun 1978. PARATYPES: AM P 21125, 2 males (4.4 – 7.4 mm), 2 females (6.2 – 7.6 mm), SE of Crowdy Head, New South Wales, 38 ° 55 – 57 ’ S, 153 ° 07 – 08 ’ E, 403 – 549 m, among sponges, K 75 ­ 06 ­ 04, 10 Sep 1975; AM P 67286, 1 male (9.5 mm), Taupo Seamount, Tasman Sea, 33 ° 16.85 ’ S, 156 ° 09.15 ’ E, 244 m, 1.2 m sled, FR 0589 ­ 08, J. Lowry et al., 2 May 1989.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with transverse row of 8 epigastric spines. Rostrum spiniform, about twice as long as supraocular spines. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral); with 3 spines posterior to cervical groove. Lateral portion of fifth to seventh sternite with short carinae. Second abdominal tergite with row of 8 spines on anterior border; other abdominal tergites unarmed. Eyes with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Basal segment of antennule with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter; with two lateral spines. Second segment of antennal peduncle with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial not overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3 merus with distal and larger proximal spine on flexor margin; extensor margin unarmed. Cheliped about twice carapace length; pollex with 1 or 2 proximoventral spines. Pereopods 2 – 4 dactylus longer than half propodus length, with movable spines along length of flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove distinct; with transverse row of 8 epigastric spines, those behind supraocular spines largest; with paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Frontal margins oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly sinuous, about twice as long as supraocular spines and about half remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines subparallel. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, not extending to sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral); with 3 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth sternites with 2 short striae medially; lateral portion of fifth to seventh sternites with short carinae. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 6 – 8 spines on anterior border. Third to sixth tergites without spines on anterior border. Second and third tergites with 1 uninterrupted transverse stria respectively. Fourth and fifth tergites smooth, without transverse striae. Sixth tergite with biconcave stria. Eye: Maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines; peduncle with row of short distal setae (‘ eyelashes’). Antennule: Basal segment elongate, overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial shorter; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial not overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Third and fourth segments of antennal peduncle unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with distal and larger proximal spine; extensor margin unarmed. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Length about twice carapace length; squamous and sparsely setose. Dactylus dorsally unarmed except for proximal spine and subdistal spine; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus with palm about 3 times as long as high, shorter than dactylus; dorsal, lateral and ventral margin spinose; pollex with 1 or 2 proximoventral spines and 2 small subterminal spines, occlusal margin denticulate. Dactylus and pollex without gape. Carpus with dorsal, lateral and ventral spine distally; with row of lateral, dorsal and mesial spines and irregularly distributed acute tubercles. Merus with dorsal, lateral, mesial and ventral spine distally; with mesial, lateral and 2 dorsal rows of spines. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 8 – 10 spines; flexor margin with 4 – 6 spines. Carpus with 4 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 8 spines. Dactylus about 0.6 propodus length; with 7 – 9 movable spines along flexor margin. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 6 spines; flexor margin with 2 spines. Carpus with 3 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus flexor margin with 8 spines. Dactylus about 0.6 propodus length; with 8 movable spines along flexor margin. Pereopod 4: Merus and carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine spine. Propodus flexor margin with 5 spines. Dactylus about 0.7 propodus length; with 6 – 8 movable spines along flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named for the FRV Kapala, formerly New South Wales Fisheries, from which most specimens in the present series were collected; noun in apposition.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida kapala n. sp. most closely resembles Munida rufiantennulata Baba, 1969 from the western Pacific, and two French Polynesian species, Munida pulchra Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991 and Munida ocellata Macpherson & de Saint Laurent, 1991. Munida kapala differs from each of these species in the following features: the merus of the fourth pereopod lacks a row of dorsal spines; and the outer distal spine of the second antennal segment does not distinctly overreach the third peduncular segment. The new species further differs from M. rufiantennulata in bearing short carinae on the lateral portions of the fifth to seventh instead of sixth and seventh thoracic sternites. Munida kapala also differs from M. ocellata and M pulchra in bearing three instead of four spines behind the cervical groove and the dactyli of the pereopods are longer than instead of shorter than half of the propodus length. As remarked by Macpherson & de Saint Laurent (1991), M. pulchra differs morphologically from M. ocellata only in having larger eyes (width one­third instead of one­quarter distance between anterolateral spines). The eyes of M. kapala are similar to that of M. pulchra.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736171972C081CFD003AC3E89F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from between northeast of Tweed Heads, and the vicinity of Newcastle, New South Wales, at depths of 244 – 549 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFD883ACFED68.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. QUEENSLAND: AM P 31538, 2 males (21.0 – 26.1 mm), 1 female (23.6 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 28 º 03 ’ S, 154 º 04 ’ E, 732 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 08, 6 Nov 1978; AM P 42261, 1 male (22.6 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 º 55 – 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 549 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFD883ACFED68.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The specimens agree well with the redescription of the type material given by Baba & Macpherson (1991). One specimen (male 26.1 mm, AM P 31538) is infected by a bopyrid isopod under the left posterior portion of the carapace.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFD883ACFED68.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indonesia, Fiji, New Caledonia and now from southern Queensland, Australia; 183 – 731 m (Macpherson, 1994, this work).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFB323C5EEF92.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: WAM C 4982, 4 males (10.9 – 13.3 mm), 4 females (10.5 – 10.7 mm), between Fremantle and Geraldton, 146 – 220 m, trawled, FIS Endeavour, W. B. Alexander, 1912.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFB323C5EEF92.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present specimens of M. rogeri agree with the type description in all respects, and constitute a new record for Australia. Haig (1973) reported these specimens as M. japonica Stimpson, 1858.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972C081CFB323C5EEF92.taxon	distribution	Distribution. New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and now from Western Australia.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972D081CF96A3DC5EA27.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 42278, 1 male (20.5 mm), 1 female (23.0 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 º 55 – 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 549 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 09, 6 Nov 1978. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 31504, 2 ovigerous females (18.9 – 22.6 mm), SE of Cape Byron, 28 º 41 – 44 ’ S, 153 º 51 ’ E, 156 m, K 78 ­ 17 ­ 21, 5 Apr 1978; AM P 31423, 1 female (22.5 mm), NE of Sugarloaf Point, 32 º 15 ’ S, 153 º 02 ’ E, 457 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 03 ­ 04, 5 Apr 1978; AM P 31502, 1 male (19.5 mm), 1 female (18.4 mm), NE of North Solitary Island, 29 º 53 – 50 ’ S, 153 º 42 – 43 ’ E, 457 m, trawl, K 78 ­ 06 ­ 07, 24 Apr 1978; AM P 66658, 2 females (14.9 – 18.0 mm), NE of Long Reef, 33 ° 42 ’ S, 151 ° 42 ’ E, K 85 ­ 21 ­ 06, 439 – 466 m, K 85 ­ 21 ­ 06, 19 Dec 1985.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972D081CF96A3DC5EA27.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida rubridigitalis is readily distinguished from other known Australian species by the combination of the short chelipeds and the upturned, laterally compressed rostrum.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617C972D081CF96A3DC5EA27.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Coral Sea and now from New South Wales at 156 – 549 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 67297, male (10.0 mm), Gascoyne Seamount, Tasman Sea, 36 º 43.11 ’ S, 156 º 13.31 ’ E, 143 m, sled, coral and sand with many large invertebrates, FR 0589 ­ 4, J. Lowry et al., 1 May 1989. PARATYPES: AM P 67298, 5 males (6.8 – 10.9 mm), 7 females (5 ovigerous) (8.3 – 13.0 mm), type locality.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace frontal margins oblique; transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; with transverse row of 10 – 12 epigastric spines; with several spinules on lateral anterior quarter of carapace in addition to paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Rostrum spiniform. Supraocular spines subparallel. Margins of carapace with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Fourth to fifth sternites at most with 2 or 3 short striae; lateral portion of seventh sternite with coarse granules; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Second abdominal tergite with row of 6 – 8 spines on anterior border; third to sixth tergites unarmed; fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae. Eyes large, with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Basal antennular segment elongate, slightly overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial longer. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with strong mesial spine; second segment with spine on mesial margin and mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Maxilliped 3 merus with distal and larger proximal spine, and 1 or 2 small intervening spines or acute tubercles on flexor margin; extensor margin with small distal spine. Cheliped about 1.5 times carapace length; pollex with row of ventral spines and small subdistal spine. Propodus of pereopods 2 – 3 with spines on extensor margin; dactylus with movable spines along entire flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Transverse ridges mostly uninterrupted; cervical groove distinct; with transverse row of 10 – 12 epigastric spines, those behind supraocular spines largest; with several spinules on lateral anterior quarter of carapace in addition to paired parahepatic, paired anterior branchial and paired postcervical spines. Frontal margins oblique; rostrum spiniform, faintly sinuous, about twice as long as supraocular spines and about half remaining carapace length. Supraocular spines subparallel. Anterolateral spine well developed, situated at anterolateral angle, not extending to sinus between rostrum and supraocular spine. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 or 3 spines (including anterolateral); with 5 spines posterior to cervical groove. Sternum: Fourth to fifth sternites at most with 2 or 3 short striae; lateral portion of seventh sternite with coarse granules; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Second tergite with row of 6 – 8 spines on anterior border. Third to sixth tergites without spines on anterior border. Second and third tergites with 3 and 2 or 3 uninterrupted transverse striae respectively. Fourth tergite with 2 uninterrupted transverse striae. Eye: Large, with maximum corneal diameter about one­third basal distance between anterolateral spines. Antennule: Basal segment elongate, slightly overreaching cornea; with 2 terminal spines, mesial longer; with two lateral spines, distal markedly longer than proximal. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with strong mesial spine. Second segment with spine on mesial margin and mesial and lateral terminal spines, mesial overreaching distal segment of peduncle. Third and fourth segments of antennal peduncle unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Flexor margin of merus with distal and larger proximal spine, and 1 or 2 small intervening spines or acute tubercles; extensor margin with small distal spine. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Length about 1.5 times carapace length; squamous and setose, setae densest dorsally. Dactylus with 6 – 9 dorsal spines and small subdistal spine; occlusal margin denticulate. Propodus with palm about 2 times as long as high, shorter than dactylus, upper and outer margin irregularly spinose; pollex with row of ventral spines and small subdistal spine, occlusal margin denticulate. Dactylus and pollex with minor gape. Carpus and merus with irregularly distributed spines on lateral, dorsal and mesial surfaces; spines strongest distally. Pereopod 2: Merus extensor margin with 8 – 10 spines; flexor margin with 2 spines. Carpus with 4 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus extensor margin with 3 or 4 spines; flexor margin with 9 – 11 spines. Dactylus about 0.8 propodus length; with 8 or 9 movable spines along entire flexor margin. Pereopod 3: Merus extensor margin with 5 – 7 spines; flexor margin with 2 spines. Carpus with 4 extensor and 1 flexor spine. Propodus extensor margin with 3 spines; flexor margin with 8 – 10 spines. Dactylus about 0.8 propodus length; with 8 or 9 movable spines along entire flexor margin. Pereopod 4: Merus extensor margin with 2 or 3 small denticles proximally; flexor margin with 2 or 3 spines on distal third. Carpus extensor and flexor margins each with distal spine. Propodus extensor margin with 0 – 1 spines; flexor margin with 7 or 8 spines. Dactylus about 0.8 propodus length; with 8 or 9 movable spines along entire flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Derived from the Latin spina, meaning ‘ thorn’, and cruris, meaning ‘ leg’ or ‘ limb’, in reference to the characteristic spination of the propodi of pereopods 2 – 3.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munida spinicruris n. sp. closely resembles M. limula Macpherson & Baba, 1993 from Madagascar and M. guttata Macpherson, 1994 from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. The new species differs from M. limula and M. guttata in bearing spines on the extensor margin of the propodi of pereopods 2 – 3 and in bearing striae only on the fourth, instead of the fourth to sixth thoracic sternites. Munida spinicruris further differs from M. guttata in having a shorter mesial spine on the first antennal segment (not overreaching the peduncle), more spinous chelae and more elongate dactyli of pereopods 2 – 4, being more than three­quarters instead of about half the propodus length. Munida spinicruris further differs from M. limula in having a longer mesial spine on the first antennal segment (reaching to midlength instead of base of third antennal segment) and a longer mesial spine on the second antennal segment (distinctly overreaching distal peduncle segment). The smallest female of M. spinicruris examined (8.3 mm cl., 5.5 ocl.) is ovigerous suggesting that the species matures at a smaller size than M. guttata in which the smallest ovigerous females studied by Macpherson (1994) measured 8.3 mm ocl.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617D9728081CFCF03D79EA87.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality at 143 m depth.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361789728081CFB903B0AEF32.taxon	discussion	Remarks. More than 150 species of Munidopsis are presently known, of which 11 have been reported from Australian waters (Davie 2002, Baba 1994, Baba & Poore 2002). Of the species reported below, four are described as new. Munidopsis centrina Alcock & Anderson, 1894, Ms. dasypus Alcock, 1894 (under the account of M. kensleyi n. sp.), and Ms. subsquamosa Henderson, 1885 are newly reported from Australian waters. Note that previous records of M. dasypus from Australia (Baba & Poore 2002) are based on M. kensleyi. All but three Australian species (Ms. antonii Filhol, 1884, Ms. cidaris Baba, 1994, M. dasypus) are represented in the study area, so the key below includes all known Australian species of Munidopsis.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617A9735081CFD503DBDE807.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. AM P 67045, 1 female (14.4 mm), Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 29 ° 42.06 ’ S, 159 ° 48.31 ’ E, 2450 m, pale grey ooze and pumice, beam trawl, FR 0589 ­ 17, J. Lowry et al., 3 May 1989.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617A9735081CFD503DBDE807.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace covered with long, coarse setae and short striae; with epigastric and protogastric spines; with dorsal hepatic spine (connected to antennal spine by low carina). Frontal margins oblique, relatively straight; antennal spine directed anteriorly and connected basally with dorsal hepatic spine by low carina. Lateral margins with 5 slender spines behind anterolateral spine. Rostrum spiniform, unarmed laterally, horizontal. Abdominal tergites unarmed. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 10 plates. Eyestalk slightly movable, with medial, lateral and ventral spines, inner longest. Basal segment of antennal peduncle with lateral spine; second segment and third segments with lateral and medial spines. Epipods absent from pereopods. Cheliped short, stout, shorter than carapace; setose; pollex and dactylus distally ‘ hollowed’on internal margin; pollex with denticulate carina on lower margin; carpus and merus strongly spinose. Walking legs setose and spinoseon extensor margin; dactylus with 8 or 9 stout triangular teeth on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617A9735081CFD503DBDE807.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Convex from side to side; covered with long, coarse setae and short striae; cervical groove faintly indicated; with paired epigastric spines, paired smaller lateral protogastric spines, and paired dorsal hepatic spines (connected to antennal spine by low carina). Frontal margins oblique, relatively straight; antennal spine directed anteriorly and connected basally with dorsal hepatic spine by low carina. Lateral margins with 5 slender spines behind anterolateral spine (3 spines in hepatic region and 2 in branchial region). Posterior margin unarmed. Rostrum spiniform, horizontal, unarmed laterally. Pterygostomian flap with striae; anterior margin produced into a small spine. Sternum: Third sternite bilobed, separated by notch, about one­third width of sternite 4. Remaining sternites smooth, unarmed; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Tergites with short, fine, scattered setae; unarmed. Second and third tergites unarmed; with elevated ridge followed by transverse groove. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 10 plates. Uropodal endopod with unarmed lateral margins. Eye: Slightly movable, non­setose; with medial, lateral and ventral spines, inner longest; cornea subglobular, slightly narrower than peduncle; without spine or tooth between eye and antennal peduncle. Antennule: Basal segment with 3 slender distolateral and shorter distomesial spine. Antenna: Lateral spine of basal peduncle segment not exceeding second segment; mesial margin produced to a blunt tooth. Second segment and third segments with lateral and medial spines. Maxilliped 3: Dactylus, propodus and carpus unarmed. Merus with small distal extensor spine; with flexor margin with 3 spines in addition to several acute tubercles. Epipods: Pereopods 1 – 4 without epipods. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Stout, shorter than carapace; setose. Propodus with palm about 1.5 times as long as high, without spines; dorsal margin of palm slightly longer than dactylus. Pollex and dactylus without gape; occlusal margins denticulate; distally ‘ hollowed’on internal margin; pollex with denticulate carina on lower margin. Carpus and merus strongly spinose. Ischium with dorsal and ventral spines distally. Pereopod 2 – 4: Setose and spinose. Pereopod 2 reaching anteriorly to base of pollex of pereopod 1. Merus squamous, setose; extensor margin with long spines; flexor margin with shorter spines. Carpus extensor margins with long spines. Propodus extensor margin spinose; distal flexor margin with paired movable spines. Dactylus with 8 or 9 stout triangular teeth on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617A9735081CFD503DBDE807.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present specimen agrees in most respects with published accounts and figures of Munidopsis centrina, known only from the holotype collected in the Bay of Bengal. It differs from Alcock’s account and figures of the holotype in lacking spines on the palm of the cheliped, the lateral spine of the basal antennal segment is consisderably shorter, being much shorter than instead of distinctly longer than the second segment, the first walking leg does not overreach the cheliped, a transverse row of two instead of four epigastric spines is present on the carapace, and the median group of protogastric carapace spines is absent. Unfortunately, neither Alcock & Anderson (1894) nor Alcock (1901) indicated the number of spines on the basal antennular segment. Although, the Australian specimen perhaps represents a distinct species, the aforementioned differences might also be size­related. The present specimen is about three­quarters of the size of the holotype. The present specimen represents only the second record of the species, so a description and illustrations are provided.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73617A9735081CFD503DBDE807.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The Bay of Bengal and now from eastern Australia; 2450 – 2719 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 26780, male (22.5 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 º 34 – 31 ’ S, 152 º 02 – 04 ’ E, 905 – 914 m, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 07, 6 Dec 1977. PARATYPES: AM P 26781, 1 female (22.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 º 34 – 31 ’ S, 152 º 02 – 04 ’ E, 905 – 914 m, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 07, 6 Dec 1977; AM P 31544, 1 female (22.1 mm), E of Shoalhaven Bight, 34 º 54 ’ S, 151 º 13 ’ E, 810 m, K 78 ­ 27 ­ 05, 12 Dec 1978; AM P 26786, 1 female (20.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 º 34 – 31 ’ S, 152 º 02 – 04 ’ E, 905 – 914 m, K 77 ­ 23 ­ 07, 6 Dec 1977; AM P 64987, 1 male (25.2 mm), E of Tuncurry, 32 º 05 ’ S, 153 º 09 ’ E, K 88 ­ 12 ­ 01, 21 Jun 1988; AM P 62706, 1 male (24.0 mm), E of Broken Bay, 33 ° 403 ’ S, 152 ° 04 ’ E, 1108 – 1115 m, K 85 ­ 21 ­ 05, 19 Dec 1985; AM P 61816, 4 males (18.7 – 24.5 mm), 3 females (21.9 – 23.1 mm), E of Norah Head, 33 ° 26 ’ S, 152 ° 06 ’ E, K 80 ­ 20 ­ 06, 476 m, 9 Dec 1980; AM P 67047, 1 male (17.1 mm), off Newcastle, 1150 – 951 m, NZOI Tangaroa stn U 223, 10 Oct 1982; AM P 67048, 1 ovigerous female (26.0 mm), off Ulladulla, 1060 ­ 1109 m, K 83 ­ 14 ­ 02, 25 Oct 1983; NMV J 17063, 1 female (24.6 mm), off Nowra, 35 º 0 ’ S, 151 º 16.30 ’ E, 1100 m, 5 m otter trawl, SLOPE 9, M. Gomon, 15 Jul 1986. Comparative specimens of M. sigsbei (A. Milne­Edwards, 1880). USNM 150602, 1 male (19.5 mm), 2 females (15.5 – 20.7 mm), Straits of Florida, 23 ° 51 ’ N, 081 ° 02 ’ W, 1107 – 1162 m, trawl, 16 Sep 1964; USNM 1001582, 3 males (16.8 – 20.3 mm), 2 females (18.9 – 19.7 mm), SW of Panama City, Florida, 28 ° 29 ’ 58 ” N, 086 ° 58 ’ 09 ” W, 783 – 841 m, NGO­ MCS E 3 A, 13 May 1985; USNM 1001171, 4 males (16.5 – 22.2 mm), 4 females (10.3 – 21.0 mm), SW of Grand Island, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, 27 ° 19 ’ 37 ” N, 091 ° 31 ’ 21 ” W, 1170 – 1237 m, 13 Jun 1985. Comparative specimens of M. dasypus Alcock, 1894. AM P 67046, 1 female (29.0 mm), Exmouth Plateau, 20 º 16.5 – 17.8 ’ S, 113 º 13.5 – 12.3 ’ E, 913 – 914 m, RV Southern Surveyor, J. Paxton, 23 Jan 1991; AM P 2665, 1 ovigerous female (24.3 mm), off Andaman Islands, 878 – 911 m, RIMSS Investigator (ex Indian Museum no. 134 / 7).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace without dorsal spines except for transverse row of 2 – 5 spines along posterior margin. Frontal margins slightly oblique, with strong anterolateral spine; lateral margins unarmed, subparallel. Rostrum slender; shorter than remaining carapace length; unarmed laterally. Abdominal tergites unarmed; second to fourth tergites with elevated ridge followed by transverse groove. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 9 plates. Eyestalk unarmed. Cheliped only with epipod. Cheliped elongate; propodus unarmed, margin of palm about as long as dactylus.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Strongly convex; covered with short, fine setae and fine pits; cervical groove distinct; without dorsal spines except for transverse row of 2 – 5 spines along posterior margin. Frontal margins slightly oblique, with strong anterolateral spine; lateral margins unarmed, subparallel, slightly wider anteriorly; with slight constriction behind anterolateral spine. Rostrum slender, slightly deflected dorsally, apex acute; shorter than remaining carapace length; moderately carinate dorsally; lateral margin slightly irregular but straight. Pterygostomian flap with blunt, angular anterior margin, without anterior spine; lateral surface with shallow striae. Sternum: Third sternite bilobed, separated by notch, about one­third width of sternite 4; each lobe trianguloid with lateral margin angular. Remaining sternites smooth, unarmed; ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Tergites with short, fine, scattered setae. Second to fourth tergites unarmed; with elevated ridge followed by transverse groove. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 9 plates; lateral margin with coarse, relatively stiff setae in males, soft in females. Uropodal endopod with unarmed lateral margins. Eye: Ocular peduncle unarmed, sparsely setose, basally widened; movable; cornea subglobular, slightly wider than and almost twice as long as peduncle; with small tooth between eye and antennal peduncle. Antennule: Basal segment with distolateral and shorter distodorsal spine; lateral margin swollen. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle unarmed. Second segment with lateral distal spine. Third segment unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Dactylus, propodus and carpus unarmed. Merus with slender distal extensor spine; flexor margin with large, broad proximal spine and small median spine. Epipods: Pereopod 1 with epipod. Pereopods 2 – 4 without epipod. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Elongate, 2.0 – 2.5 times carapace length; setose and rugose; subcylindrical. Propodus unarmed; palm about 2 times as long as high in adult males and 3 times as long as high in females; dorsal margin of palm about as long as dactylus. Pollex and dactylus with gape in adult males; without gape in females; distally ‘ hollowed’on internal margin. Carpus with dorsal and ventral spines distally. Merus with distal spines and 2 rows of 1 – 3 spines on lateral and dorsal surfaces. Pereopod 2 – 4: Setose; subcylindrical. Merus extensor margin with 1 – 4 spines and strong distal spines. Carpus flexor margin with 1 or 2 distal spines and low lateral carina. Propodus with 2 or 3 movable spines on distal flexor margin, distal most paired; unarmed dorsally. Dactylus flexor margin with 5 – 7 stout teeth, each bearing slender movable spines. Colour in life. Pinkish­orange.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named in honour of the late Brian Kensley, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, who first reported the species under the name Munidopsis dasypus.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munidopsis kensleyi n. sp. resembles Ms. sigsbei from the Western Atlantic in almost all respects. Differences between the two species are subtle and most obvious when specimens are directly compared: the relative breadths of the carapace, rostrum and antennal peduncle of Ms. kensleyi are slightly greater than in Ms. sigsbei (Figs. 10 A, 11 D). Similarly, the chelae in Ms. kensleyi are distinctly more robust than in size­ and sexmatched Ms. sigsbei (Figs. 10 D, 11 A – C). In addition, the outer margin of the basal antennular segment is less swollen and the dactylar teeth of the walking legs are relatively shorter in Ms. kensleyi than in Ms. sigsbei (Figs. 10 B, H, 11 E, F). The best character distinguishing Ms. kensleyi from Ms. sigsbei, however, is the relative length of the dactylus of the chela, being about equal to instead of distinctly longer than the dorsal length of the palm (Figs. 10 D, 11 A – C). In general, the chelae and the meri of the walking legs of Ms. kensleyi are also less spinose than in Ms. sigsbei. In both Ms. kensleyi and Ms. sigsbei, the lateral telson setae are soft in females but coarse and stiff in males. Munidopsis kensleyi was misidentified with the Indo­West Pacific Ms. dasypus Alcock, 1894 by Baba & Poore (2002) and Kensley (1977). Baba & Poore’s (2002) specimen (NMV F 17063) is herein designated as a paratype of Ms. kensleyi. Kensley (1977) noted the differences in lateral carapace spination between his southern African specimen and typical specimens of Ms. dasypus but accounted for these anomalies by citing MacGilchrist (1905) who apparently reported similar variation in carapace spination for Investigator specimens. The variation in carapace spination of Ms. dasypus reported by MacGilchrist (1905), however, referred to the posterior rather than lateral margin of the carapace. The lateral carapace spines behind the anterolateral spine in Ms. dasypus are diagnostic (Alcock 1894, 1901, Australian Museum specimens examined herein) and will readily distinguish Ms. dasypus from Ms. kensleyi. Munidopsis dasypus further differs from Ms. kensleyi in having longer, more upright spines on the chelae and pereopods. The Western Australian specimen of Ms. dasypus constitutes the first reliable record of the species from Australia and agrees well with the Andaman Sea specimen collected by the Investigator.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361659731081CFE103DCEEABF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southern Africa and southeastern Australia; 476 – 1115 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: SAM C 6087, female (ocl. 9.1 mm), 148 km ESE of Cape Arid, Western Australia, 34 ° 13 ’ S, 124 ° 37.9 ’ E, 513 – 540 m, trawl, FV Adelaide Pearl stn 9, K. Gowlett­Holmes et al., 30 Jul 1988.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace covered with strongly rugose, upraised squamae and tubercles; cervical groove distinct; regions well defined; with pair of blunt epigastric processes; frontal margin with narrow, blunt antennal process; lateral margins with four large, pointed, anterolaterally directed teeth; posterior margin unarmed. Abdominal tergites unarmed. Sixth abdominal tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 8 plates. Eyestalk movable, with short, multipapillate dorsal processes. Pereopods 1 – 3 (cheliped and first two walking legs) with epipod. Cheliped slender; sparsely setose and rugose; palm about 4 times as long as high. Walking legs coarsely tuberculate; dactylus with 15 – 17 small movable spines on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Moderately arched from side to side; covered with sparsely setose, strongly rugose, upraised squamae and tubercles; cervical groove distinct; regions well defined; with pair of blunt epigastric processes. Frontal margin with narrow, blunt antennal process. Lateral margins with four large, pointed, anterolaterally directed teeth; carapace widest at posteriormost tooth. Posterior margin with low ridge, covered with rugose squamae. Rostrum unknown. Pterygostomian flap with squamous surface; anterior margin angular, blunt, acute but not spinous. Sternum: Third sternite about one­third with of sternite 4; anterior margin with shallow concavity. Anterior two­thirds of sternite 4 covered with short, finely setose striae. Remaining sternites with scattered striae. Ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Tergites with short, fine, scattered setae. Second to fourth tergites unarmed; with elevated ridge followed by transverse groove. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 8 plates. Uropodal endopod with unarmed lateral margins. Eye: Movable, with short, multipapillate processes dorsally; cornea subglobular, slightly wider than peduncle, non­setose; with elongate tooth between eye and antennal peduncle. Antennule: Basal segment with distolateral spine, shorter distodorsal spine and small distoventral spine. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with blunt distolateral and distomedial processes. Second segment with blunt distolateral and distomedial tooth. Remaining segment unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Dactylus and propodus unarmed. Carpus with 3 – 4 small teeth or acute tubercles. Merus extensor margin with distal tooth and several smaller teeth; flexor margin with 4 teeth, proximal largest. Epipods: Pereopods 1 – 3 with epipod. Pereopod 4 without epipod. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender; sparsely setose and rugose. Propodus squamose and coarsely tuberculate dorsally; palm about 4 times as long as high; dorsal margin of palm longer than dactylus. Pollex and dactylus without gape; occlusal margins crenulate; distally ‘ hollowed’on internal margin. Carpus and merus with dorsal and ventral spines distally; surfaces squamous and coarsely tuberculate; dorsal margins spinous. Ischium with dorsal distal spine; surface tuberculate. Pereopod 2 – 4: Sparsely setose; slightly decreasing in length posteriorly. Merus coarsely tuberculate; extensor and flexor margins with flattened distal tooth; subtriangular in cross­section. Carpus with 3 coarsely tuberculate carinae, with distal extensor spine. Propodus coarsely tuberculate; distal flexor margin with paired movable spines; quadrate in cross­section. Dactylus with 15 – 17 small movable spines on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named proales (Greek), meaning overhanging, alluding to the upright, overhanging squamae that ornament the dorsum of the species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Unfortunately, the rostrum in the single specimen of Munidopsis proales n. sp. is missing. All other features, however, are intact allowing its recognition as a new species. Munidopsis proales most closely resembles Ms. tasmaniae, sharing similar carapace shape and ornamentation, and epipods on the pereopods 1 – 3; distinguishing features are outlined under the account of the latter.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361619733081CFC6838D9EF9F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality, off Cape Arid, Western Australia; 513 – 540 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736163973C081CF8883B86EBEF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 64921, 1 male (28.1 mm), 1 ovigerous female (24.2 mm), off Newcastle, 32 ° 59.7 ’ S, 153 ° 01.4 ’ E, 2984 – 3058 m, NZOI Tangaroa, U 214, 8 Oct 1982.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736163973C081CF8883B86EBEF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munidopsis rostrata was reported from Queensland by Baba (1994), and from New South Wales and Victoria by Baba & Poore (2002). The present specimens agree well with the account and figure given by Baba & Poore (2002).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A736163973C081CF8883B86EBEF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indo­Pacific, Atlantic and Southern Oceans. The Indo­Pacific range includes Zanzibar, the Arabian Sea, Indonesia, Japan and Australia; 1584 – 3294 m (Baba 1988, Baba & Poore 2002; this study).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616C973C081CFCB838EDEE08.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. TASMANIA: AM P 61819, 2 males (13.6 – 20.6 mm), 2 females (13.6 – 22.2 mm), off St. Patricks Head, Tasmania, 41 º 35 ’ S, 148 º 14 ’ E, 1100 m, trawl, FRV Soela, S 05 / 87 / 15, K. Graham, 12 Jul 1987.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616C973C081CFCB838EDEE08.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munidopsis serricornis was recently reported and figured from Australia by Baba & Poore (2002) and was regarded as a variable, cosmopolitan species. One specimen contributing to this conclusion, identified by Baba & Poore (2002) as Ms. serricornis, is referable to Ms. treis n. sp. described below. The remaining Australian specimens of Ms. serricornis studied by Baba & Poore (2002) together with the present series differ from Atlantic specimens in bearing a pair of epigastric spines on the carapace, but agree in bearing spinose meri of the walking legs. Philippine specimens of Ms. serricornis reported by Baba (1988) (as Ms. tridentata) and two Investigator specimens from the Bay of Bengal (AM P 2701) agree with Atlantic specimens in lacking epigastric spines, but differ from Atlantic specimens in having smaller lateral carapace spines less spinose meri of the walking legs. Although Baba (1988) and Baba & Poore (2002) characterised Ms. serricornis as a variable and cosmopolitan species, it appears that specimens from different localities are readily diagnosed. Further study may well indicate that several species are involved.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616C973C081CFCB838EDEE08.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from both sides of the Atlantic and the Indo­Pacific from the western Indian Ocean to Indonesia, the Philippines, and southeastern Australia (Baba & Poore 2002).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616D973E081CFE983A4CEBDF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 67839, 1 male (26.1 mm), 2 females (25.1 – 34.1 mm), E of Cape York, 11 ° 35.81 ’ S, 145 ° 29.13 ’ E, 1789 – 1876 m, beam trawl, FR 0688 ­ 13, P. Hutchings et al., 22 Aug 1988. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 67049, 1 juvenile male (9.1 mm), E of Newcastle, 32 ° 59.7 ’ S, 153 ° 01.4 ’ E, 2984 – 3058 m, NZOI Tangaroa, U 214, 8 Oct 1982.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616D973E081CFE983A4CEBDF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The three adult specimens from north Queensland, included herein to document their presence there, agree well with published accounts (Henderson 1888, Gordon 1955, Baba 1982). The juvenile specimen from New South Wales (9.1 mm) differs from adults in size related features: the rostrum is relatively longer, and the degree of overall squamation and spination is markedly less pronounced.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616D973E081CFE983A4CEBDF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Japan, both sides of the Pacific, the Gulf of Panama (Baba 1982) and now from eastern Australia; 1789 – 3430 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 67287, male (15.2 mm), off St. Patricks Head, Tasmania, 41 º 35 ’ S, 148 º 14 ’ E, 1100 m, S 05 / 87 / 15, K. Graham, 12 Jul 1987. PARATYPES: AM P 67288, 1 ovigerous female (17.7 mm), type locality; SAM C 6056, 1 ovigerous female (15.8 mm), 91 km NW of Currie Harbour, 39 ° 43.09 ’ S, 143 ° 00.57 ’ E, 1135 m, 5 Mar 1989.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace covered with sparsely setose squamae and tubercles; cervical groove distinct; regions well defined; with pair of broad, blunt, flattened epigastric processes; frontal margin with large, blunt antennal process; lateral margins with four large, blunt anterolaterally directed teeth; posterior margin unarmed. Rostrum trianguloid, slightly longer than one­third remaining carapace length; broad basally, margins convex and serrate; apex blunt; dorsally carinate and sparsely tuberculate. Abdominal tergites unarmed. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 8 plates. Eyestalk movable, with short, papillate, tubercular process mediodorsally. Pereopods 1 – 3 (cheliped and first two walking legs) with epipod. Cheliped elongate, twice carapace length; setose and rugose; palm about 2 times as long as high. Walking legs coarsely tuberculate; carpus extensor margin spinose; dactylus with 11 – 14 small movable spines on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Moderately convex from side to side; covered with sparsely setose squamae and tubercles; cervical groove distinct; regions well defined; with pair of broad, blunt, flattened epigastric processes. Frontal margin with large, blunt antennal process. Lateral margins with four large, blunt anterolaterally directed teeth; carapace widest at posteriormost tooth. Posterior margin with low ridge, squamous, unarmed. Rostrum subtriangular, slightly longer than one­third remaining carapace length; broad basally, margins convex and serrate; apex blunt; dorsally carinate and sparsely tuberculate. Pterygostomian flap with squamous surface; anterior margin angular, blunt, acute but not spinous. Sternum: Third sternite bilobed, separated by notch, about one­third with of sternite 4. Anterior two­thirds of sternite 4 covered with short, finely setose striae. Sternite 5 with several short, finely setose striae anteriorly and laterally. Remaining sternites with several striae laterally. Ridges demarcating fourth to seventh sternites feebly granular. Abdomen: Tergites with short, fine, scattered setae. Second to fourth tergites unarmed; with elevated ridge followed by transverse groove. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 8 plates. Uropodal exopod with unarmed outer margins. Eye: Movable, with short, papillate, tubercular process mediodorsally, non­setose; cornea subglobular, as wide as peduncle; with small blunt tooth between eye and antennal peduncle. Antennule: Basal segment with distolateral spine, shorter distodorsal spine and small distoventral spine. Antenna: Basal segment of peduncle with blunt distolateral and distomedial processes. Second segment with blunt distolateral and distomedial tooth. Remaining segment unarmed. Maxilliped 3: Dactylus and propodus unarmed. Carpus extensor margin with 2 or 3 teeth. Merus extensor margin with 2 teeth intervened by several acute tubercles; flexor margin with 4 teeth, proximal largest. Epipods: Pereopods 1 – 3 with epipod. Pereopod 4 without epipod. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Elongate, twice carapace length; setose and rugose. Propodus squamose and coarsely tuberculate dorsally; palm about twice as long as high; dorsal margin of palm longer than dactylus. Pollex and dactylus without gape; occlusal margins crenulate; distally ‘ hollowed’on internal margin. Carpus and merus with dorsal and ventral spines distally; surfaces squamous and coarsely tuberculate. Ischium with dorsal distal spine; surface tuberculate. Pereopod 2 – 4: Sparsely setose, slightly decreasing in length posteriorly. Merus coarsely tuberculate; extensor and flexor margins with flattened distal tooth; trianguloid in cross­section. Carpus with 3 coarsely tuberculate carinae, with distal extensor spine. Propodus coarsely tuberculate; distal flexor margin with paired movable spines; ovate in cross­section. Dactylus with 11 – 14 small movable spines on flexor margin.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named for the state of Tasmania; a noun in the genitive singular.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munidopsis tasmaniae n. sp. most closely resembles Ms. proales n. sp. in bearing epipods on the first three pereopods and in the general carapace ornamentation in which the lateral and frontal teeth are broad and blunt, the dorsum is covered with squamae, and the paired epigastric processes are flattened and apically blunt. Munidopsis tasmaniae is readily distinguished from Ms. proales in having smaller and much lower squamae on the carapace, and in having more robust chelae. Unfortunately, the rostrum of Ms. proales is unknown. The carapace ornamentation of both new species resembles Ms. sonne Baba, 1995 in the covering of squamae, blunt lateral and frontal teeth and serrate rostral margins (unknown in Ms. proales). The two new species are readily distinguished from Ms. sonne by the well­ instead of ill­defined lateral carapace teeth, distinct but blunt epigastric processes, presence of small blunt processes on the eyestalks, and the uni­ instead of multispinose dorsal margin of the basal antennular segment.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A73616E9739081CFCC83D9BEB17.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from southeastern Tasmania at 1100 – 1135 m depth.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: SAM C 6091, ovigerous female (16.4 mm), 278 km W of Cape Catastrophe, Great Australian Bight, South Australia, 34 ° 58 ’ S, 132 ° 32 ’ E, 800 m, B. Jubb, 20 Aug 1988. PARATYPES: SAM C 6092, 1 male (10.2 mm), 3 females (12.9 – 14.9 mm), type locality; NMV J 44745, 1 female (9.4 mm), 82.1 km SSE of Southeast Cape, Tasmania, ‘ Sister 1 ’ seamount, 44 ° 16.8 ’ S, 147 ° 15.6 ’ E, 820 m, epibenthic sled, T. Stranks, 23 Jan 1997; AM P 13167, 1 ovigerous female (20.8 mm), E Tasmanian coast, 366 – 549 m, FRV Derwent Hunter, Jan 1955.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace cervical groove indistinct; without dorsal spines; frontal margins slightly oblique, with slender antennal spine and strong anterolateral spine followed posteriorly by 2 strong spines on hepatic margin. Rostrum broad, trifid distally. Third sternite about one­third width of sternite 4; posterior margin on sternite 3 broadly contiguous with anterior margin of sternite 4. Sternites smooth, unarmed. Abdominal tergites unarmed. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 7 plates. Eyestalk unarmed, slightly movable, partially concealed by rostrum. Maxilliped 3 merus with slender distal extensor spine; flexor margin with two proximal spines and several small denticles. Pereopods without epipod. Cheliped elongate, shorter than twice carapace length; carpus with strong distal spines and with strong middorsal spine. Walking legs with spinose extensor margin; dactylus flexor marginwith 6 or 7 stout triangular teeth, each bearing slender movable spine.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Moderately convex from side to side; sparsely covered with short, fine setae and fine pits; cervical groove indistinct; without dorsal spines. Frontal margins slightly oblique, with slender antennal spine and strong anterolateral spine followed posteriorly by 2 strong spines on hepatic margin; lateral margins subparallel, slightly wider anteriorly. Rostrum broad, about half remaining carapace length; trifid distally; apex spiniform, inclined dorsally; moderately carinate dorsally; lateral proximal margin straight. Anterior margin of pterygostomian flap with anterior spine. Sternum: Third sternite about one­third width of sternite 4; posterior margin on sternite 3 broadly contiguous with anterior margin of sternite 4. Sternites smooth, unarmed. Abdomen: Tergites with short, fine, scattered setae, without spines. Second to fourth tergites with elevated anterior ridge; second and third also with shallow groove behind anterior ridge. Sixth tergite with posterior margin not strongly produced. Telson composed of 7 plates. Uropodal endopod with serrate lateral margins. Eye: Ocular peduncle unarmed, non­setose; slightly movable; partially concealed by rostrum. Cornea subglobular, slightly wider than peduncle; with small spine between eyes and antennal peduncle. Antennule: Basal segment with two distolateral spines; distomesial margin produced. Antenna: Basal segment with mesial and lateral tooth. Second segment with strong distolateral spine; distomesial margin angular, apex sometimes bifid. Third segment with distomesial spine. Fourth segment with lateral triangular projection. Maxilliped 3: Dactylus, propodus and carpus unarmed. Merus with slender distal extensor spine; flexor margin with two proximal spines and several small denticles. Epipods: Pereopods 1 – 4 without epipods. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Elongate, shorter than twice carapace length; sparsely setose and rugose; subcylindrical to ovate. Propodus with 3 – 5 small spines on dorsal margin; palm about 3 times as long as high; dorsal margin of palm longer than dactylus. Pollex and dactylus with occlusal margins crenulate; distally slightly ‘ hollowed’on internal margin. Carpus with strong distal spines; with strong middorsal spine and smaller spines on lateral surfaces. Merus with strong distal spines and row of strong dorsal spines; with small spines on lateral surface. Ischium with ventrodistal spine and row of dorsal spines. Pereopod 2 – 4: Setose; slightly compressed. Merus with spinose extensor margin and distal triangular spine on flexor margin. Carpus with distal flexor spine and row of extensor spines; with 2 low, irregular, lateral carinae. Propodus extensor margin with row of small spines; flexor margin with 2 – 5 movable spines, distalmost paired. Dactylus flexor margin with 6 or 7 stout triangular teeth, each bearing slender movable spine. Ovum: Diameter 1.5 mm.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Greek treis, three, alluding to the trifid rostrum and presence of three lateral carapace spines.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Munidopsis treis n. sp. closely resembles Ms. serricornis in having a trifid rostrum and in lacking epipods on the pereopods. Munidopsis treis is readily distinguished from Ms. serricornis in having three instead of four spines on the lateral margin of the carapace, in having many fewer and distinctly more widely spaced movable spines on the inner margin of the dactyli of the walking legs, in having a relatively longer dactylar apex, and in having a wider anterior margin of the fourth sternite which is in broad contact with the posterior margin of the third sternite. Munidopsis treis consistently bears one anterolateral and two hepatic spines on the carapace. Conversely, Ms. serricornis bears a fourth lateral carapace spine at the base of the branchial groove. Munidopsis treis further differs from Australian specimens of Ms. serricornis in lacking the pair of epigastric carapace spines. The paratype of Munidopsis treis from Tasmania was misidentified with Ms. serricornis by Baba & Poore (2002) who nevertheless recognised the unusual spination of the dactyli of the walking legs.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361699744081CFDFD3D17E89F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tasmania and the Great Australian Bight; 366 – 820 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149744081CFD883A5DEA00.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The three species of Paramunida reported below represent the first records of the genus from southern Australia. Paramunida scabra (Henderson, 1885) was reported from northeast Queensland (Baba, 1994), but is not known from southern Australia. Paramunida antipodes n. sp. is described as new.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: AM P 31419, male (11.9 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 28 º 05 ’ S, 153 º 58 ’ E, 420 m, K 78 ­ 09 ­ 04, 1 Jun 1978. PARATYPES: AM P 31420, 1 male (10.5 mm), type locality; AM P 31515, 1 female (9.7 mm) NE of Long Reef, New South Wales, 33 º 41 – 39 ’ S, 151 º 53 – 56 ’ E, 485 m, trawl, K 80 ­ 21 ­ 05, 16 Dec 1980; AM P 31426, 1 female (11.9 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 28 º 02 ’ S, 153 º 59 ’ E, 549 m, K 78 ­ 09 ­ 05, 2 Jun 1978; AM P 67171, 1 female (12.9 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, Queensland, 27 º 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 548 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 04, 6 Nov 1978.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace with pair of epigastric spines and protogastric spines; with large mesogastric spine; cardiac region with longitudinal row of 2 or 3 spines; posterior margin with median spine; branchiocardiac region with longitudinal row of 3 spines on each side. Fourth sternite with several irregular transverse striae; fifth to seventh sternites with some short striae laterally. Basal antennular segment lateral margin with 4 or 5 small spines. First antennal segment with long, sinuous anteriorly directed mesial spine extending anteriorly almost to end of second segment of antennular peduncle. Second segment slender, with lateral and mesial distal spines; mesial spine distally indented to form spiniform apex, reaching beyond distal peduncle segment; lateral spine reaching beyond midlength but not beyond end of penultimate segment. Walking legs with propodus length about 9 times width.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	description	Description. Carapace: Dorsum covered with numerous small spinules and granules; cervical groove distinct; with pair of epigastric spines and protogastric spines; with large median mesogastric spine; cardiac region with longitudinal row of 2 or 3 spines; posterior margin with median spine and numerous small spinules; branchiocardiac region with longitudinal row of 3 spines on each side. Frontal margin slightly concave; anterolateral spine extending slightly beyond base of sinus between rostrum and supraocular spines. Margins of carapace anterior to cervical groove with 2 spines (including anterolateral); with 6 spines posterior to cervical groove. Rostrum with low median carina, inclined slightly dorsally; not extending beyond cornea. Sternum: Fourth sternite with several irregular transverse striae; fifth to seventh sternites with some short striae laterally. Abdomen: Second and third tergites with 4 spines on anterior border (paired submedian spines and paired lateral spines) and 2 spines on posterior border (submedians); dorsum with irregular rows of granules and small spinules. Fourth tergite with 4 spines on anterior border (paired submedians and pair of laterals) and median spine on posterior border; dorsum with irregular rows of granules and small spinules. Fifth and sixth tergites covered with numerous arcuate striae. Eyes: Maximum corneal width exceeding one­third distance between anterolateral spines; peduncle with setose dorsal striae and row of long distal setae (‘ eyelashes’). Antennule: Basal segment exceeding corneae; with 2 terminal spines, lateral distinctly longer than mesial; lateral margin with 4 or 5 small spines, setose. Antenna: First segment with long, sinuous anteriorly directed mesial spine; setose laterally; extending anteriorly almost to end of second segment of antennular peduncle. Second segment slender, with lateral and mesial terminal spines; mesial spine distally indented to form spiniform apex, reaching beyond distal peduncle segment; lateral spine reaching beyond midlength but not beyond end of penultimate segment. Maxilliped 3: Merus flexor margin with strong median spine. Ischium with strong distal flexor spine. Pereopod 1 (cheliped): Slender, squamate, subcylindrical, about 3.5 times carapace length. Dactylus slightly shorter than palm. Pollex with subterminal spine. Carpus with row of 3 dorsal spines, 2 distodorsal spines and 1 distoventral spine. Merus with irregularly spaced spines on dorsal lateral and mesial surfaces. Pereopods 2 – 4: Merus extensor margin with 8 – 16 spines; flexor margin with 3 or 4 spines. Carpus with 1 or 2 extensor and 1 distal flexor spine. Propodus length about 9 times width; extensor margin unarmed; flexor margin with row of 8 – 13 movable spines. Dactylus sinuous, unarmed, about 0.7 propodus length.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named antipodes, an archaic vernacular name for Australia, as the first species of the genus to be described from Australian waters; used as a noun in apposition.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Paramunida antipodes n. sp. most closely resembles P. stichas Macpherson, 1993 b, but differs in bearing one instead of three large mesogastric spines, in bearing protogastric spines behind the epigastric spines, and three or four spines instead of one small spine on the lateral margin of the basal antennular segment. A 10.5 mm male (AM P 31420) is infected by a bopyrid isopod beneath the right posterior portion of the carapace.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361149747081CF9553A3FED37.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Eastern Australia from Long Reef, New South Wales, to northeast of Tweed Heads, southern Queensland; 420 and 548 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179747081CFBE03AD0ECC8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. QUEENSLAND: AM P 42264, 2 males (10.4 – 11.1 mm), NE of Tweed Heads, 27 º 57 ’ S, 154 º 03 ’ E, 548 m, K 78 ­ 23 ­ 04, 6 Nov 1978.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179747081CFBE03AD0ECC8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The Australian specimens agree well with Macpherson’s (1993) redescription of the species.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179747081CFBE03AD0ECC8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Western Pacific from New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Futuna Island, Fiji, southern Indonesia and now from eastern Australia.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179740081CF9D23DE4E89F.taxon	materials_examined	Material. QUEENSLAND: AM P 48961, 2 males (9.6 – 13.1 mm), 2 females (11.8 – 12.8 mm), E of Swains Reef, 22 º 24.36 ’ S, 153 º 24.71 ’ E, 210 m, QLD­ 1270, FV Capricorn I, J. Lowry & K. Dempsey, 16 Sep 1995.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179740081CF9D23DE4E89F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The Australian specimens agree well in most respects with the type material in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, differing only in having more spinules on the carapace surface.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361179740081CF9D23DE4E89F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Loyalty Islands and now from eastern Australia; 210 – 283 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361109740081CFC3D3A65EE2F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: WAM C 323, 1 female (14.1 mm), between Fremantle and Geraldton, 146 – 220 m, trawled, FIS Endeavour, W. B. Alexander, 1912.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361109740081CFC3D3A65EE2F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Raymunida elegantissima was first reported from Australia by Haig (1973) on the basis of the present specimen (as Munida elegantissima). Although badly fragmented, enough of the specimen remains to verify its identity as R. elegantissima as redescribed by Macpherson & Machordom (2001). In view of the reported range of R. elegantissima reported by Macpherson & Machordom (2001) (i. e., western Pacific), the Western Australian locality of the present specimen might give pause to its identity. The presence of numerous tropical species off western and southwestern Australia, however, is not unusual owing to the effects of the Leeuwin current. Haig (1973) noted examining additional specimens of M. elegantissima from various northern Australian localities. These northern Australian records require verification in the light of the revisionary studies by Macpherson & Machordom (2000, 2001).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361109740081CFC3D3A65EE2F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Malaysia, Philippines, Western Australia, and New Caledonia to Fiji; 50 – 160 m (Macpherson & Machordom 2001).	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361109740081CFD883DB6EA6A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Macpherson & Machordom (2000, 2001) erected Raymunida for species previously placed in Munida that bear an epipod on the first three pereopods and a frontal spine mesiad to the anterolateral spines on the carapace. Two species of Raymunida are presently known from the study area, of which one is a new record for Australia. Macpherson & Machordom (2001) and Lin et al. (2004) provide keys to the species of Raymunida.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361119742081CFE9838F3EBDF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: AM P 26582, 1 female (19.7 mm), E of Crowdy Head, 31 ° 54 ’ S, 153 ° 00 ’ E, 104 m, K 77 ­ 13 ­ 02, 17 Aug 1977.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361119742081CFE9838F3EBDF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The single Australian specimen is badly fragmented but is tentatively identified with R. formosanus, described from Taiwan. The present specimen agrees well with the type description, notably in the relatively robust chelae (being 5 times as long as wide in females) and in the distinctly squamose meri of the walking legs, features that distinguish R. formosanus from the very similar New Caledonian species R. confundens Macpherson & Machordom, 2001. It differs from the type description in having spines along most of the length, instead of primarily on the proximal half of the lower margin of the pollex of the cheliped. The significance of this difference in chela spination is not readily apparent. It could represent specific distinction or merely intraspecific variation. Additional intact Australian specimens are required to settle the issue.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
03C48A7361119742081CFE9838F3EBDF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Northeastern Taiwan and now from eastern Australia at depths between 104 and 300 m.	en	Ahyong, Shane T., Poore, Gary C. B. (2004): Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia. Zootaxa 472 (1): 1-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
