Deep-Sea taxon details

Uroptychus brachycarpus Baba, 2018

1298892  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298892)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Anomura (Infraorder)
  12. Chirostyloidea (Superfamily)
  13. Chirostylidae (Family)
  14. Uroptychus (Genus)
  15. Uroptychus brachycarpus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Holotype  MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16335, geounit New...  
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16335, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the Greek brachys (short) and carpos (carpus, wrist), referring to short carpi of P2-4, by which the species is...  
Etymology From the Greek brachys (short) and carpos (carpus, wrist), referring to short carpi of P2-4, by which the species is distinguished from the related species U. brucei. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus brachycarpus Baba, 2018. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298892 on 2025-04-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Uroptychus brachycarpus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298892 on 2025-04-14
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2018-09-25 06:33:41Z
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Macpherson, Enrique

original description Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Deepsea) Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16335, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16336, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16337, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16338, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16339, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16340, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the Greek brachys (short) and carpos (carpus, wrist), referring to short carpi of P2-4, by which the species is distinguished from the related species U. brucei. [details]
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