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Deep-Sea taxon details

Uroptychus cylindropus Baba, 2018

1298897  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298897)

  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 cylindropus (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-2014-16370, geounit New...  
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16370, 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 The specific name is a noun in apposition from the Greek kylindros (a cylinder) and pous (a foot), referring to...  
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the Greek kylindros (a cylinder) and pous (a foot), referring to subcylindrical pereopods of the species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus cylindropus 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=1298897 on 2025-04-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Uroptychus cylindropus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298897 on 2025-04-30
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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-2014-16370, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16371, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16372, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16373, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-16374, 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 The specific name is a noun in apposition from the Greek kylindros (a cylinder) and pous (a foot), referring to subcylindrical pereopods of the species. [details]
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