Babamunida debrae

Babamunida debrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Babamunida
Species:
B. debrae
Binomial name
Babamunida debrae
Baba, 2011

Babamunida debrae, Debra's squat lobster, is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It was discovered on the west coast of Hawaii, usually sheltering in holes of lava rocks. It is named after Debra Newbery, who discovered the species alongside Dennis McCrea. It was discovered on the west coast of Hawaii, usually sheltering in holes of lava rocks.

Distribution

Babamunida debrae is considered endemic to the Hawaiian islands, in comparison to other munidopsid species, which are known to have a large distribution. Debra's squat lobster has been found in shallow waters, between 50–85 ft (15–26 m). It has also been spotted in the French Frigate Shoals.

Description

The species is bright orange in coloration, with big eyes and white stripes on the claws. Its carapace width is observed to be around 5 mm (0.20 in).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baba, Keiji (2011). "Babamunida debrae, a new species of squat lobster (Crustacea: Anomura: Galatheoidea: Munididae) from the Hawaiian Islands". Zootaxa. 2812 (1): 21–27. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2812.1.2.
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  3. ↑ "Babamunida debrae Baba, 2011". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Machordom, Annie; Ahyong, Shane T.; Andreakis, Nikos; Baba, Keiji; Buckley, David; García-Jiménez, Ricardo; McCallum, Anna W.; Rodríguez-Flores, Paula C. & Macpherson, Enrique (2022). "Deconstructing the crustacean squat lobster genus Munida to reconstruct the evolutionary history and systematics of the family Munididae (Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheoidea)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (10): 926–970. doi:10.1071/IS22013. hdl:10261/280688.
  5. 1 2 3 "Hawaii squat lobsters babamunida debrae galatheidae". www.hawaiisfishes.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Decanet - Babamunida debrae Baba, 2011". decanet.info. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 Rodríguez Flores, Paula C.; Schnabel, Kareen E. (2023). "New records and species of deep-sea squat lobsters (Galatheoidea, Munidopsidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago: an integrative approach using micro-CT and barcodes". PeerJ. 11 e14956. doi:10.7717/peerj.14956. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 10007970. PMID 36915659.
  8. 1 2 Hoover, John P. (1 March 2006). Hawaii's Sea Creatures: A Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates (Revised 5th ed.). Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1566472203.
  9. ↑ "Debra's Squat Lobster, Babamunida debrae". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.