Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus plautus Baba, 2018
1298946 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298946)
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 Kai Islands
type locality contained in Kai Islands [details]
Etymology From the latin plautus (broad), alluding to the broad rostrum and broad sternal plastron of the species.
Etymology From the latin plautus (broad), alluding to the broad rostrum and broad sternal plastron of the species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus plautus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298946 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 plautus (broad), alluding to the broad rostrum and broad sternal plastron of the species. [details]