WoRMS taxon details
Uroptychus pectoralis Baba, 2018
1298942 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298942)
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 
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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. (2024). DecaNet. Uroptychus pectoralis Baba, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298942 on 2024-04-25
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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 [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16854, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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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]
