Munidopsis polymorpha: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Munidopsidae
- Genus
- Munidopsis
- Species
- Munidopsis polymorpha
- Scientific Name
- Munidopsis polymorpha
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Munidopsis polymorpha
Munidopsis polymorpha is a species of squat lobster (also known as the blind albino cave crab, Jameos blind crab or jameito) that is endemic to Lanzarote, Canary Islands. They are small, blind and pale, and can be found in the caves of Jameos del Agua, in lava tubes formed by volcanic eruptions 15,000 - 13,000 years ago. Ovigerous females carry only two eggs which are relatively big in contrast to the numerous small eggs in other anomuran crustaceans. It is the animal symbol of the island of Lanzarote.
...Munidopsis polymorpha in languages:
- English
- Blind Cave Crab
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Munidopsis abbreviata
- Munidopsis acalipha
- Munidopsis alaminos
- Munidopsis alvisca
- Munidopsis cortesi
- Munidopsis curvirostra
- Munidopsis depressa
- Munidopsis erinacea
- Munidopsis geyeri
- Munidopsis gibbosa
- Munidopsis girguisi
- Munidopsis granosicorium
- Munidopsis hendrickxi
- Munidopsis hystrix
- Munidopsis kareenae
- Munidopsis livida
- Munidopsis longimanus
- Munidopsis mandelai
- Munidopsis nautilus
- Munidopsis platirostris
- Munidopsis polita
- Munidopsis polymorpha
- Munidopsis quadrata
- Munidopsis riveroi
- Munidopsis robusta
- Munidopsis serricornis
- Munidopsis sigsbei
- Munidopsis similis
- Munidopsis simplex
- Munidopsis spinoculata
- Munidopsis testuda
- Munidopsis tuberosa




























































































