Munidopsis girguisi Rodriguez-Flores, Seid, Rouse & Giribet, 2023
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Family:  Munidopsidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 381 - 845 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA and Costa Rica.
Diagnosis:  This species can be easily distinguished from its closely similar species (M. denudata, M. inermis) by the following set of characters: having deep furrows on the dorsal surface of the carapace and rugae on the pterygostomian flap (vs. smooth in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed frontal margin of the carapace with a minute antennal spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; armed anterolateral angle with a small spine (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and M. inermis; presence of an acute triangular rostrum (vs. broad in M. denudata; armed flexor margin of the Mxp3 with two proximal spines (vs. one strong proximal spine in M.denudata; P1-4 have spines (vs. unarmed in M. denudata and in M. inermis; armed dactyli flexor margin with minute spines (vs. unarmed in M. inermis (Ref. 128308).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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