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Munidopsis mandelai

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Munidopsis mandelai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munidopsidae
Genus: Munidopsis
Species:
M. mandelai
Binomial name
Munidopsis mandelai
Macpherson, Amon & Clark, 2014

Munidopsis mandelai is a species of Munidopsidae that lives on the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge around 750 meters below sea level.[1][2] With a carapace that grows to 7 mm long, it is the second largest species in the genus Munidopsis.[2]

Etymology

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Munidopsis mandelai was named after Nelson Mandela, who died the month before its discovery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Munidopsis mandelai Macpherson, Amon & P.F. Clark, 2014". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ a b c "New lobster species named for Nelson Mandela". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-07.