Garymunida nielbrucei is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1][2][3] The specific name is dedicated to Australian carcinologist Niel Bruce. The males measure from 7.7 to 25.0 millimetres (0.30 to 0.98 in) and the females from 7.7 to 27.3 millimetres (0.30 to 1.07 in). It is found off of New Zealand at depths from 260 to 470 metres (850 to 1,540 ft).[4]

Garymunida nielbrucei
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. nielbrucei
Binomial name
Garymunida nielbrucei
(Vereshchaka [ru], 2005)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agononida nielbrucei Vereshchaka, 2005

References

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  1. ^ a b "Garymunida nielbrucei (Vereshchaka, 2005)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Garymunida nielbrucei (Vereshchaka, 2005)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 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 nielbrucei - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life".