''Bathymunida ocularis'' is a species of
squat lobster in the family
Munididae.
The specific epithet is derived from the
Latin
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''ocularis'', meaning "of the eyes", in reference to the granulated eyestalks that are unique to the species. It is found off of the
Loyality Islands, at depths of about .
References
Squat lobsters
Crustaceans described in 1996
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