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Munidopsis albatrossae is a small deep-sea lobster about which there is little to report because of its deep distribution.
Such animals are only observed, photographed and in the case of unknown species, collected during deep-sea expeditions, mainly with remotely operated underwater vehicles.
Another difficulty with deep-sea species is not being able to complete their geographic distribution, for the same reasons, as easily as species living at typical " diving depths".
The same is true for the collection of feeding or reproductive data, hence the so often used term "unknown deep sea".
Etymology: This species was named after the first place it was found, Albatross Station, south of Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
Such animals are only observed, photographed and in the case of unknown species, collected during deep-sea expeditions, mainly with remotely operated underwater vehicles.
Another difficulty with deep-sea species is not being able to complete their geographic distribution, for the same reasons, as easily as species living at typical " diving depths".
The same is true for the collection of feeding or reproductive data, hence the so often used term "unknown deep sea".
Etymology: This species was named after the first place it was found, Albatross Station, south of Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
