title: New species and new records of deepwater munidid squat lobsters from north-western Australia: Onconida, Bathymunida, Crosnierita, Plesionida and Torbenella.
abstract: Seven species of Munididae are reported from the continental margin of north-western Australia. Three species are new to science: Crosnierita adela sp. nov., Onconida ariel sp. nov. and Plesionida aurelia sp. nov., each presently known only from Western Australia. Four species are reported for the first time from Australian waters, Bathymunida balssi Van Dam, 1838, Bathymunida dissimilis Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996, Crosnierita yante (Macpherson, 1994) and Torbenella orbis (Baba, 2005). Keys to the world species of the genera represented are provided.
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum, 6 College St., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; and School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia; Email: shane.ahyong@austmus.gov.au.
authors.forename: Shane T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ahyong
authors.affiliation: Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.; Email: jtaylor@museum.vic.gov.au.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; Email: amccallum@museum.vic.gov.au.
authors.forename: Anna W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Mccallum
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014904:Western Australia