Biology:Munidopsis mandelai
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Short description: Species of crustacean
| Munidopsis mandelai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Munidopsidae |
| Genus: | Munidopsis |
| Species: | M. mandelai
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| Binomial name | |
| Munidopsis mandelai Macpherson, Amon & Clark, 2014
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Munidopsis mandelai is a species of Munidopsidae that lives on the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge around 750 meters below sea level.[1][2] With a carapace that grows to 7 mm long, it is the second largest species in the genus Munidopsis.[2]
Etymology
Munidopsis mandelai was named after Nelson Mandela, who died the month before its discovery.[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Munidopsis mandelai Macpherson, Amon & P.F. Clark, 2014" (in en). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746404.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "New lobster species named for Nelson Mandela" (in en). https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2014/january/new-lobster-species-named-for-nelson-mandela.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q16665525 entry
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