Garymunida laurentae is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1][2][3] The species name is dedicated to French carcinologist Michèle de Saint Laurent. The males measure from 5.8 to 28.6 millimetres (0.23 to 1.13 in) and the females from 5.7 to 31.5 millimetres (0.22 to 1.24 in). It is found off of New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Chesterfield Islands, Vanuatu, and the Matthew and Hunter Islands, at depths between about 260 and 610 metres (850 and 2,000 ft). It is also found in Tonga, at depths around about 570 metres (1,870 ft).[4]

Garymunida laurentae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Garymunida
Species:
G. laurentae
Binomial name
Garymunida laurentae
(Macpherson, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
  • Munida laurentae Macpherson, 1994
  • Agononida laurentae (Macpherson, 1994)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Garymunida laurentae (Macpherson, 1994)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Garymunida laurentae (Macpherson, 1994)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ Machordom, Annie; Ahyong, Shane T.; Andreakis, Nikos; Baba, Keiji; Buckley, David; García-Jiménez, Ricardo; McCallum, Anna W.; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Macpherson, Enrique (2022). "Deconstructing the crustacean squat lobster genus Munida to reconstruct the evolutionary history and systematics of the family Munididae (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheoidea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (10): 926–970. doi:10.1071/IS22013. hdl:10261/280688.
  4. ^ "Agononida laurentae (Macpherson 1994) - Encyclopedia of Life".