Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus turgidus Baba, 2018
1298973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298973)
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 turgidus (swollen), alluding to the dorsally swollen branchial region, characteristic of the species.
Etymology From the latin turgidus (swollen), alluding to the dorsally swollen branchial region, characteristic of the species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus turgidus Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298973 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 turgidus (swollen), alluding to the dorsally swollen branchial region, characteristic of the species. [details]