Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus numerosus Baba, 2018
1298937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298937)
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 New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology From the latin numerosus (many), referring to numerous spines on the rostral lateral margin, the character to separate the...
Etymology From the latin numerosus (many), referring to numerous spines on the rostral lateral margin, the character to separate the species from related species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus numerosus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298937 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 numerosus (many), referring to numerous spines on the rostral lateral margin, the character to separate the species from related species. [details]