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Munidopsis crassa   Smith, 1885


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Munidopsis crassa  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Massachusetts (Ref. 79474), off Virginia (Ref. 77072) and off North Carolina (Ref. 78492). O: Refs. 77072, 78492, 79474).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, S.I., 1885
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Squat lobster, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Munidopsidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1026 - 5315 m (Ref. 76884).   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 97531. Deep sea (Ref. 97531). Found in cold seeps and hydrothermal settings (Ref. 100851). Surface deposit feeder (Ref. 111638).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.1 - 4.2, mean 3 (based on 2386 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.