Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus setifer Baba, 2018
1298961 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298961)
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 Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology From the latin seta (bristle, seta) and fer (the suffix meaning bear), referring to long setae on the body and pereopods....
Etymology From the latin seta (bristle, seta) and fer (the suffix meaning bear), referring to long setae on the body and pereopods. When alive, the setae are whitish. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus setifer Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298961 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 seta (bristle, seta) and fer (the suffix meaning bear), referring to long setae on the body and pereopods. When alive, the setae are whitish. [details]