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Galathea

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Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae.[3] It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 70 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean)[2] (several more have been described more recently[3]). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.[2]

Species

As of 2008, Galathea contained 70 species:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Galathea Fabricius, 1793". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Keiji Baba; Enrique Macpherson; Gary C. B. Poore; Shane T. Ahyong; Adriana Bermudez; Patricia Cabezas; Chia-Wei Lin; Martha Nizinski; Celso Rodrigues; Kareen E. Schnabel (2008). "Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura — families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1905: 1–220. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1905.1.1.
  3. ^ a b "Galathea Fabricius, 1793". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  • Macpherson, Enrique; Robainas-Barcia, Aymee (2015). "Species of the genus Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with descriptions of 92 new species". Zootaxa. 3913 (1): 1–335. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1. PMID 25661779.
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Galathea: Brief Summary

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Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 70 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean) (several more have been described more recently). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.

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