''Munida acantha'' is a species of
squat lobster in the family
Munididae.
The species name is derived from the
Greek ''acantha'', meaning "spine", referring to the long distomesial spine on the base antennal segment. It is found near
Atoll de la Surprise, and off
New Caledonia
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and the
Loyalty Islands, at depths between about . The males are usually between long, with the females being between about long.
References
Squat lobsters
Crustaceans described in 1994
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