Munidopsis tafrii Osawa, Lin & Chan, 2006
Synonymy:
Munidopsis tafrii Osawa et al., 2006a: 420, figs 1–3, 5A (Taiwan, 3564–3579 m). — Macpherson, 2007: 110 (New Caledonia, 3680 m).
Type Data:
Holotype, male, NTOU A00814.
Type locality:
Taiwan, 23º59.36´N, 122º20.76´E, 3564–3579 m.
Etymology:
The specific name, tafrii, refers to the acronym of the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute for which the new species was named following its discovery on a cruise of the research vessel ‘‘Fisheries Researcher I’’ of the institution.
Size:
Only two males known, 17.1 and 19.8 mm.
Color:
<p>Carapace, abdomen, and pereopods entirely white. Corneas orange-pink. Setae on pereopods grayish brown.</p>
Distribution:
New Caledonia and Taiwan; 3564–3680 m.
Habitat:
Substrates not recorded.