Munidopsis polymorpha

Munidopsis polymorpha
Munidopsis polymorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Galatheidae
Genus: Munidopsis
Species: M. polymorpha
Binomial name
Munidopsis polymorpha
Koelbel, 1892

Munidopsis polymorpha is a species of squat lobster (also known as the blind albino cave crab) 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 3,000 years ago.[1]

References

  1. ^ Horst Wilkens, Jakob Parzefal & Thomas Iliffe (2001). "Origin and age of the marine stygofauna of Lanzarote, Canary Islands". Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 83: 223–230. http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/reprints/Reprint-39.pdf. 
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