Squat lobsters from the family Munidopsidae, known as Munidopsid, are highly prevalent among the decapods found at the abyssal depths of the ocean. These creatures are the most diverse group of squat lobsters in the East Pacific and thrive in one of the harshest underwater environments. Squat lob
describe five new deep-sea squat lobster species. Combining molecular data and microCT their findings show a wider species distribution range and shallower genetic diversity, calling for a revision of the current classification of squat lobsters.new species holotype. Credit: The Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
“It was super exciting finding three new species in the MCZ collections and the other two at Scripps,” said Rodríguez Flores. “This group is one of the few decapod crustaceans living at such depths where they are very abundant. There is a vertical distribution limit for these decapods where you don’t find any more at certain depths, which makes these animals really interesting.”new species holotype.
“This finding rearranges the phylogeny of this group that was previously defined by morphological characteristics,” said Rodríguez Flores. “The evolution of this group was not fully understood until we started to include the genetic data which showed the current classification of these animals, based on morphology alone, does not reflect their evolutionary history.”
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