Scolonida gracilis is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.
The males measure between about and the females between about . It is found off of Tasmania and Victoria to Sydney, and in the Great Australian Bight, at depths between about . It is also found in the waters around New Zealand.
In 2021, Munida chydaea was synonymised with Munida gracilis.McCallum, A., Ahyong, S. & Andreakis, N. 2021. New species of squat lobsters of the genus Munida from Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 80: 113–152 The specific name chydaea was derived from the Greek (), "abundant", in reference to how numerous the species is.
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