''Munida acacia'' is a species of
squat lobster in the family
Munididae.
The species name is derived from the genus ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'', referring to the spiny exterior margin of the propodi of the second and third pereopods. It is found near the western portion of
Norfolk Ridge, at depths between about .
References
Squat lobsters
Crustaceans described in 2007
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