Galathea
Encyclopedia
Galathea is one of the largest genera
of squat lobster
s, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean
, 22 in the Indian Ocean
and 43 in the Pacific Ocean
). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of squat lobster
Squat lobster
Squat lobsters are decapod crustaceans of the families Galatheidae, Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae, including the common genera Galathea and Munida. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to porcelain crabs, hermit crabs and then, more distantly, true crabs...
s, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, 22 in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and 43 in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.
Species
Galathea contains 70 species:- Galathea aegyptiaca Paul'son, 1875
- Galathea albatrossae Baba, 1988
- Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
- Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888
- Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990
- Galathea australiensis Stimpson, 1858
- Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
- Galathea bengala Tirmizi & Javed, 1993
- Galathea bidens Baba, 1988
- Galathea bimaculata Miyake & Baba, 1966
- Galathea bolivari Zariquiey Álvarez, 1950
- Galathea boninensis Miyake & Baba, 1965
- Galathea brevimana Paul'son, 1875
- Galathea capillata Miyake & Baba, 1970
- Galathea cenarroi Zariquiey Álvarez, 1968
- Galathea consobrina De Man, 1902
- Galathea corallicola Haswell, 1882
- Galathea coralliophilus Baba & Oh, 1990
- Galathea cymbulaerostris Tirmizi, 1966
- Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859
- Galathea faiali Nunes-Ruivo, 1961
- Galathea formosa De Man, 1902
- Galathea genkai Miyake & Baba, 1964
- Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004
- Galathea hispida Baba, 2005
- Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885
- Galathea inflata Potts, 1915
- Galathea intermediaGalathea intermediaGalathea intermedia is a species of squat lobster found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, as far north as Troms, Norway, south to Dakar and the Mediterranean Sea....
Liljeborg, 1851 - Galathea keijii Tirzimi & Javed, 1993
- Galathea kuboi Miyake & Baba, 1967
- Galathea labidolepta Stimpson, 1858
- Galathea latirostris Dana, 1852
- Galathea lenis Baba, 1969
- Galathea longimana Paul'son, 1875
- Galathea longimanoides Johnson, 1970
- Galathea lumaria Baba, 2005
- Galathea machadoi Barrois, 1888
- Galathea maculiabdominalis Baba, 1972
- Galathea magnifica Haswell, 1882
- Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
- Galathea multilineata Balss, 1913
- Galathea nexa Embleton, 1834
- Galathea ohshimai Miyake & Baba, 1967
- Galathea omanensis Tirmizi & Javed, 1993
- Galathea orientalis Stimpson, 1858
- Galathea patae Osawa, 2006
- Galathea paucilineata Benedict, 1902
- Galathea pilosa De Man, 1888
- Galathea platycheles Miyake, 1953
- Galathea pubescens Stimpson, 1858
- Galathea quinquespinosa (Balss, 1913)
- Galathea robusta Baba, 1990
- Galathea rostrata A. Milne Edwards 1880
- Galathea rubromaculata Miyake & Baba, 1967
- Galathea rufipes A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1894
- Galathea spinimanus Borradaile, 1900
- Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
- Galathea squamea Baba, 1979
- Galathea squamiferaGalathea squamiferaGalathea squamifera, the black squat lobster, or Montagu's plated lobster, is a species of squat lobster that lives in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.-Description:...
Leach, 1814 - Galathea strigosaGalathea strigosaGalathea strigosa is a species of squat lobster found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, from the Nordkapp to the Canary Islands, and in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. It is edible, but not fished for commercially...
(Linnaeus, 1761) - Galathea submagnifica Laurie, 1926
- Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858
- Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
- Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902
- Galathea tropis Baba, 2005
- Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970
- Galathea vitiensis Dana, 1852
- Galathea whiteleggii Grant & McCulloch, 1906
- Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970
- Galathea yamashitai Miyake & Baba, 1967