Deep-Sea taxon details

Uroptychus pectoralis Baba, 2018

1298942  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298942)

  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 pectoralis (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-2014-16854, geounit New...  
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16854, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology From the latin pectoralis (pertaining to the breast), alluding to the elongate sternal plastron with the anterior margin...  
Etymology From the latin pectoralis (pertaining to the breast), alluding to the elongate sternal plastron with the anterior margin deeply excavated, a character to separate the species from related species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus pectoralis 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=1298942 on 2025-04-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Uroptychus pectoralis Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298942 on 2025-04-10
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2018-09-25 06:33:41Z
created
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
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16854, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the latin pectoralis (pertaining to the breast), alluding to the elongate sternal plastron with the anterior margin deeply excavated, a character to separate the species from related species. [details]
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