ResumenSe registra la especie Munidopsis cubensis para el mar Caribe sur, Colombia, a partir de un espécimen recolectado con red de arrastre en noviembre de 2009, costa afuera de Punta Canoa (Bolívar), a 776 m de profundidad. Se presentan los caracteres diagnósticos de la especie y se añade información sobre su distribución y ámbitos batimétrico y geográfico. Con este nuevo registro se aumenta a 24 el número de especies de Munidopsis registradas para Colombia.Palabras clave: Munidopsis cubensis, Caribe, Colombia, Decapoda.
First record of Munidopsis cubensis
AbstractMunidopsis cubensis is reported for the first time for the Southern Caribbean Sea, Colombia. The specimen was collected in November 2009, using a trawl, offshore of Punta Canoa (Bolívar) at a depth of 776 m. We present the species diagnostic characters, as well as its distribution and bathymetric and geographic information. This record increases to 24 the number of known species of Munidopsis in Colombia.
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