original description
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-17093, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-17094, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-17095, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-IU-2014-17096, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition from the French zigzag (zigzag), referring to the zigzag arran-gement of flexor marginal spines of P2-4 propodi displayed by the new species. [details]