Abstract
Munidopsis myojinensis n. sp., herein described and illustrated from Myojin Knoll and Northwest Eifuku Seamount in the Western Pacific, is the tenth species of Munidopsis known to be associated with active hydrothermal vents. It resembles M. starmer Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1992 in general ornamentation and spination of the body but differs in the erectness of the eyespine and form of the telson plates. Information on genetic identification using mitochondrial sequences (COI) is provided. Distributions of the vent associated Munidopsis in the Western Pacific and the habitat of the new species are briefly described.
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