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Uroptychus floccus Baba, 2018

1298913  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298913)

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  PDF available
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the latin floccus (tuft of hairs), suggesting the setose dactyli of P2-4 characteristic of the new species.  
Etymology From the latin floccus (tuft of hairs), suggesting the setose dactyli of P2-4 characteristic of the new species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus floccus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298913 on 2025-09-12
Date
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2018-09-25 06:33:41Z
created
Macpherson, Enrique

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  PDF available

context source (Deepsea) 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  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology From the latin floccus (tuft of hairs), suggesting the setose dactyli of P2-4 characteristic of the new species. [details]