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Bathymunida polae

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Bathymunida polae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Bathymunida
Species:
B. polae
Binomial name
Bathymunida polae
Balss, 1914

Bathymunida polae is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The males usually measure between 2.4 and 5.9 millimetres (0.094 and 0.232 in), with the females usually measuring between 2.6 and 5.0 millimetres (0.10 and 0.20 in). It is found in the Red Sea and off Madagascar and Réunion, at depths between about 75 and 255 metres (246 and 837 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathymunida polae Balss, 1914".
  2. ^ "Bathymunida polae - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.