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Figure 6. — Munidopsis cascadia, new 

 species, male holotype, dorsal view. 



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cm 



m; OSUBI 00177, male, 51 mm CL, stn CP-l-E, 

 44°32.3' N, 125°41.6' W, 0TB 77, 2,975 m; OSUBI 

 00178, gravid female, 37 mm CL, stn CP-l-E, 

 44°48.8' N, 125°36.4' W, BMT 287, 2,743 m; 

 OSUBI 00179, male, 27 mm CL, stn CP-2-D, 

 44^53.7' N, 126°33.4' W, BMT 162, 2,884 m; 

 OSUBI 00180, gravid female, 47 mm CL, stn 

 CP-l-D, 44°55.4' N, 125°40.6' W, BMT 187, 2,760 

 m. 



Comparative material. — Munidopsis bermudezi 

 holotype, MCZ 10231, female, 38 mm CL, stn 

 2967, 19°43.5' N, 74°57.5' W, 2,434-3,020 m. 



Diagnosis. — Moderate size (27-54 mm CL); 

 carapace and legs densely covered with setae; 

 stout eyespine on immovable eye stalk; two stout 

 gastric spines; lateral margins of carapace smooth 

 and slightly convex; resembles Munidopsis ber- 

 mudezi. 



Description. — Carapace length longer than wide, 

 posterior width slightly greater than anterior 

 width; strong antennal and anterolateral teeth 

 separated by semicircular margin, a blunt tooth 

 distal to anterolateral tooth, another blunt tooth 

 at end of cervical groove; lateral margins raised 



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