New species of deep-sea squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from Guadeloupe, French West Indies, unveiled through integrative taxonomy

Abstract During two deep-sea expeditions off the island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, several specimens belonging to MunidaLeach, 1820 and MunidopsisWhiteaves, 1874 (Galatheoidea) were collected. Further study, integrating morphological molecular data, indicated that some belonged three undescribed species, one Munida Munidopsis. anteaen. sp. is morphologically closely related Atlantic species M. microphthalma A. Milne-Edwards, 1880. Both can be easily distinguished represent independent evolutionary lineages. The closest relative Munidopsis balconin. glabraPequegnat & Williams, 1995 from Gulf Mexico. They by armature carapace pereiopods, among other differences. pholidotan. sister squamosa (A. 1880) both are considered cryptic only characters subtle differences like number epipodites. Our phylogenetic results show monophyletic groups within Munida, existence convergences.