Decanet taxon details
Uroptychus zigzag Baba, 2018
1298978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298978)
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]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the French zigzag (zigzag), referring to the zigzag arran-gement of flexor...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the French zigzag (zigzag), referring to the zigzag arran-gement of flexor...
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the French zigzag (zigzag), referring to the zigzag arran-gement of flexor marginal spines of P2-4 propodi displayed by the new species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus zigzag Baba, 2018. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298978 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 
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

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





From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the French zigzag (zigzag), referring to the zigzag arran-gement of flexor marginal spines of P2-4 propodi displayed by the new species. [details]