Bathymunida rudis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[2] The specific epithet is derived from the Latin rudis, meaning rough, which is in reference to the rough upper side of the carapace. The males usually measure between 4.1 and 5.2 millimetres (0.16 and 0.20 in). It is found near Norfolk Ridge, at depths between about 110 and 155 metres (361 and 509 ft).[3]

Bathymunida rudis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Bathymunida
Species:
B. rudis
Binomial name
Bathymunida rudis
Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996[1]

References

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  1. ^ Baba, Keiji; de Saint Laurent, Michèle (1996). "Crustacea Decapoda: Revision of the genus Bathymunida Balss, 1914, and description of six new related genera (Galatheidae)" (PDF). Résultats des campagnes Musorstrom. 12: 447 (key), 469–470, 471 fig. 20.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathymunida rudis Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996".
  3. ^ "Bathymunida rudis - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.