Uroptychus singularis

Uroptychus singularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Eumunididae
Genus: Uroptychus
Species: U. singularis
Binomial name
Uroptychus singularis
Baba & Lin, 2008

Uroptychus singularis is a species of chirostylid squat lobster first found in Taiwan. This species is distinguished from U. australis by its single, unpaired terminal spine on its flexor margin of pereopods 2–4.[1]

References

  1. Baba, Keiji, and Chia-Wei Lin. "Five new species of chirostylid crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Chirostylidae) from Taiwan." Zootaxa 1919 (2008): 1-24.

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