Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus angustus Baba, 2018
1298883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298883)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Tonga Islands
type locality contained in Tonga Islands [details]
Etymology From the latin angustus (narrow), referring to the ultimate article of antennular peduncle that is as broad as the antennal...
Etymology From the latin angustus (narrow), referring to the ultimate article of antennular peduncle that is as broad as the antennal peduncle, characteristic of the new species. This article is usually much broader than the antennal peduncle in other species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus angustus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298883 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the latin angustus (narrow), referring to the ultimate article of antennular peduncle that is as broad as the antennal peduncle, characteristic of the new species. This article is usually much broader than the antennal peduncle in other species. [details]