Munididae is a family of squat lobsters, taxonomically separated from the family Galatheidae in 2010.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Superfamily: | Galatheoidea |
| Family: | Munididae Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010 |
Description and ecology
editThe squat lobsters in the family Munididae can be distinguished from other families by the presence of a trispinose frontal edge to the carapace, as well as a central rostrum, and two spines extend forward from above the eyes.[1] Although a few species enter shallow water, the majority of species in the Munididae are deep-water taxa, in contrast to the mostly shallow-water Galatheidae.[1]
Taxonomy
editMany of the genera included in the family Munididae had previously been included in a wider circumscription of the family Galatheidae.[1] The following genera are now recognised:[2]
- Agononida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Anomoeomunida Baba, 1993
- Anoplonida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Antillimunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Arabiconida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- †Austromunida Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
- Babamunida Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2008
- Bathymunida Balss, 1914
- †Cretagalathea Garassino, De Angeli & Pasini, 2008 – Upper Cretaceous
- Crosnierita Macpherson, 1998
- Curtonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Dactylonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Enriquea Baba, 2005
- Garymunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Gonionida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Grimothea Leach, 1820
- Hendersonida Cabezas & Macpherson, 2014
- Heteronida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Hexamunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Iridonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Ischnonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- † Juracrista Robins, Feldmann & Schweitzer, 2012 – Late Jurassic (Tithonian)[3]
- Leptonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- †Muellermunida Beschin, Busulini & Tessier
- Munida Leach, 1820
- Neonida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Onconida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Paramunida Baba, 1988
- Plesionida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
- Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000
- Sadayoshia Baba, 1969
- Scolonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Setanida Macpherson, 2006
- Tasmanida Ahyong, 2007
- †Tethysmunida De Angeli & Ceccon, 2017
- Torbenella Baba, 2008
- Trapezionida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- Typhlonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
- †Valamunida Klompmaker & Robins in Hryniewicz et al., 2019
References
edit- ^ a b c d Shane T. Ahyong; Keiji Baba; Enrique Macpherson; Gary C. B. Poore (2010). "A new classification of the Galatheoidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2676: 57–68.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Munididae Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson & Poore, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ C.M. Robins, R.M. Feldmann & C.E. Schweitzer (2012). "The oldest Munididae (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from Ernstbrunn, Austria (Tithonian)" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A. 114: 289–300. JSTOR 41702112.
