title: A new Munidopsis species (Galatheoidea, Munidopsidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic.
abstract: Six Munidopsis species are recorded to the Southwestern Atlantic: M. barbarae; M. erinacea; M. nitida; M. sigsbei; M. riveroi and M. transtridens. Herein a new Munidopsis species from Southwestern Atlantic is described: Munidopsis trindadensis sp.nov., was sampled off Trindade Island (Espírito Santo, Brazil) at 360 m depth and differs from all six species previously recorded in this region by the telson with seven plates.
authors.affiliation: Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Invertebrados, Setor de Carcinologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Email: irenecardoso@mn.ufrj.br.
authors.forename: Irene A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Invertebrados, Setor de Carcinologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Cristiana S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Serejo
authors.affiliation: Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Invertebrados, Setor de Carcinologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male