Bathymunida frontis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The specific epithet is derived from the Latin frontis, meaning "fore part", in reference to the concave appearance of the back of the rostrum. It is found off of the Kei Islands and Indonesia, at depths between about 85 and 125 metres (279 and 410 ft).[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Munididae |
Genus: | Bathymunida |
Species: | B. frontis
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Binomial name | |
Bathymunida frontis Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathymunida frontis Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Bathymunida frontis - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.