Munida gregaria

Munida gregaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Munida
Species:
M. gregaria
Binomial name
Munida gregaria
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms[1]
  • Galathea gregaria
    Fabricius, 1793
  • Galathea subrugosa Miers, 1874
  • Grimothea gregaria
    (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Grimothea novaezealandiae Filhol, 1885
  • Munida australiensis
    Henderson, 1888
  • Munida subrugosa
    Dana, 1852
  • Munida subrugosa var. australiensis
    Henderson, 1888

Munida gregaria, commonly known as the gregarious squat lobster,[2] is a species of squat lobster found along the eastern seaboard of the South Island of New Zealand,[3] around the southern coast of Tasmania and in a few locations around the southern parts of South America and Tierra del Fuego.[4]

  1. ^ "Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ O'Connell, Tim (20 November 2018). "The thrill of lobster krill turns seas red in Tasman Bay". Stuff. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Critter of the Week: Munida gregaria – The gregarious squat lobster". National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Munida gregaria". Reef Life Survey. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.