#NewSpecies!
New deep-sea squat lobster from the #arabian #sea just pinched us:

Babamunida lakshadweepa

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038087C6-944F-FF8B-FE6C-FCDCE054FF9C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2590014
#JournalOfNaturalHistory #BabamunidaLakshadweepa

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat #deepsea

#NewSpecies!
New deep-sea squat lobster from the #arabian #sea just pinched us:

Trapezionida aminidivi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038087C6-9444-FF8B-FE09-FF0AE04FFF29
Publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2590014
#JournalOfNaturalHistory #TrapezionidaAminidivi

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat #deepsea

#NewSpecies!
New squat lobster from the #atlantic #ocean just pinched us:

Munidopsis messingi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/27F7770D-F67B-500B-A2FA-4F5C4D8F546B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.156346
#ZooKeys #MunidopsisMessingi

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#NewSpecies!
New squat lobster from the #redsea just pinched us:

Sadayoshia benzoniae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF0962-8B6B-FF86-FF26-FD7A1A64CC86
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5686.4.7
#Zootaxa #SadayoshiaBenzoniae

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat

#NewSpecies!
New squat lobster from #southafrica just surfaced:

Galathea noboya

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C13C01-FB3F-394C-189E-FD6DFE909396
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.3.2
#Zootaxa #GalatheaNoboya

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat

#NewSpecies!
New squat lobster from #japan just surfaced:

Munidopsis juxtapallida

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C98939-873C-FFCB-15C6-7E60B00888EB
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.3.4
#Zootaxa #MunidopsisJuxtapallida

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat

Fiadh waiting patiently to get a look the Squat Lobster (Galathea squamifera) I've picked up. I think she was hoping to see something a bit more snackable. 🤣🤣
County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #biodiversity #squatlobster #dogslife #dog #Ireland

It's #SpongeSunday! The cavities in the body of this long-stalked #Caulophacus #sponge give this resident white #squatlobster (#Munidopsis sp.) a room with a view, as well as protection from potential predators.

@EVNautilus #lobsters #sponges #marineanimals