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Checklist for Family Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 (Squat lobsters)
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
23
316
4016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
108
1551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
34
307
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
34 Genera with 307 Species
#ABCEFGHLMNOPST
Acanthogalathea Müller & Col..., 20073SpeciesTaxom
Alainius Baba, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Allomunida Baba, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Balathea1SpeciesTaxom
Calteagalathea De Angeli & ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cervimunida Benedict, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Cretagalathea Garassino, D..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cretapenaeus Garassino, P..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Elasmonotus A. Milne Edw..., 18854SpeciesTaxom
Eomunidopsis Vía, 199613SpeciesTaxom
Eopaguropsis1SpeciesTaxom
Faxegalathea Jakobsen & C..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Fennerogalathea Baba, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 1967214SpeciesTaxom
Galatheites Balss, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Galathodes A. Milne-Edw..., 18574SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosacus Meyer, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Hispanigalathea Klompmaker &..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Lauriea Baba, 20137SpeciesTaxom
Lessinigalathea De Angeli & ..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Luisogalathea Karasawa & H..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Macrothea Macpherson &..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Nanogalathea Tirmizi & Javed, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Orophorhynchus A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomunida Loerenthey, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Paragalathea Patrulius, 18868SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 19398SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroncodes Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Protomunida Buerlen, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Shinikaia1SpeciesTaxom
Spathagalathea De Angeli & ..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Triodonthea Macpherson &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
307 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthogalathea feldmanni De Angeli, 2002
Acanthogalathea parva Muller, 1991
Acanthogalathea squamosa Beschin, 2007
Alainius crosnieri Baba, 1991
Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Squat Lobster
Allogalathea longimana Cabezas, Mac..., 2011
Allomunida magnicheles Baba, 1988
Balathea longirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848
Calteagalathea friulana De Angeli, 2006
Cervimunida johni Porter, 1903
Cervimunida princeps Benedict, 1902
Coralliogalathea humilis Nobili, 1905
Coralliogalathea humilus Nobili, 1905
Coralliogalathea joae Rodríguez-Fl..., 2018
Coralliogalathea megalochira Nobili, 1906
Coralliogalathea parva Rodríguez-Fl..., 2018
Coralliogalathea tridentirostris Miyake, 1953
Cretagalathea exigua Garassino, 2008
Cretapenaeus berberus Garassino, P..., 2006
Elasmonotus cylindrophthalmus (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Munidopsis cylindrophthalma Alcock, 1894
Elasmonotus debilis (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Munidopsis debilis Henderson, 1885
Elasmonotus marginatus (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Munidopsis marginata Henderson, 1885
Elasmonotus miersii (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Munidopsis miersii Henderson, 1885
Eomunidopsis aldoirarensis Klompmaker, ..., 2012
Eomunidopsis cobbani G. A. Bishop, 1985
Eomunidopsis cretacea Stenzel, 1945
Eomunidopsis eutecta
Eomunidopsis kinokunica Karasawa, 2008
Eomunidopsis kojimai Karasawa & H..., 2000
Eomunidopsis limonitica H. B. Stenzel, 1945
Eomunidopsis meerssensis Collins, 1995
Eomunidopsis navarrensis Van Straelen, 1940
Eomunidopsis navvarrensis
Eomunidopsis neojurensis Patrulius, 1959
Eomunidopsis orobensis Ruiz de Gaona, 1943
Eomunidopsis portlandica Fraaye, 1996
Eopaguropsis loercheri Van Bakel, 2008
Faxegalathea platyspinosa Jakobsen, 2007
Fennerogalathea chacei Baba, 1988
Fennerogalathea chani Rodriguez-Fl..., 2017
Fennerogalathea cultrata Rodriguez-Fl..., 2017
Fennerogalathea ensifera Rodriguez-Fl..., 2017
Galathea acanthomera (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Galathea orientalis Stimpson, 1858
Galathea acerata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea acis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea aculeata (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Galathea aequata Macpherson &..., 2015Squat Lobster
Galathea affinis (Ristori, 1886)⇒ Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Galathea ahyongi Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea albatrossae Baba, 1988
Galathea algae (Baba, 1969)⇒ Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888
Galathea andrewsii (Kinahan, 1862)⇒ Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851
Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990
Galathea anoplos Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea anouchkae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea antiqua Risso, 1815
Galathea argus Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea atua Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea audax von Meyer, 1834
Galathea australiensis Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea autahi Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964Red Squat Lobster
Galathea bamfia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea barbata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea barbellata Macpherson, 2012
Galathea berica De Angeli, 2002
Galathea bidens Baba, 1988
Galathea bimaculata Miyake & Baba, 1966Twin-spotted Squat Lobster
Galathea boisselierae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea bolivari Zariquiey Á..., 1950
Galathea boucheti Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea bracteosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea caesariata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea californiensis (J. E. Benedict, 1902)⇒ Janetogalathea californiensis Benedict, 1902
Galathea celiae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea cenarroi Zariquiey Á..., 1968
Galathea cephyra Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea ceti Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea chura Osawa & Higa..., 2012
Galathea ciliosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea connudata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea consobrina De Man, 1902
Galathea continua Baba & Fujita, 2008
Galathea corallicola Haswell, 1882Parish's desert larkspur
Galathea coralliophilus Baba & Oh, 1990
Galathea corbariae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea crinita Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea cymo Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea cymothoe Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea defecta Lőrenthey, 1902
Galathea deflexifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea denticulata Macpherson &..., 2010
Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859
Galathea echinata Macpherson, 2012
Galathea eione Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea elegans (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea eridani Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea erythrina Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea eucrante Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea eulimene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea eupompe Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea faiali Nunes-Ruivo, 1961Faial Squat Lobster
Galathea formosa De Man, 1902
Galathea furfurea Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea galene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea ganindo Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea genkai Miyake & Baba, 1964
Galathea giardi (Barrois, 1882)⇒ Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851
Galathea glabra (Risso, 1816)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea gladiola Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea gnoma Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea grandirostris (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea gruis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004
Galathea halia Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea hispida Baba, 2005
Galathea hispidissima Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea homologa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea humilis (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Coralliogalathea humilis Nobili, 1905
Galathea hydrae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea imitata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea imperialis (Miyake & Baba, 1967)⇒ Leiogalathea laevirostris Balss, 1913
Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup
Galathea inermis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea inflata Potts, 1915
Galathea integra (Benedict, 1902)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Galathea intermedia intermedia (Lilljeborg, 1851)⇒ Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851
Galathea intermedia parroceli (Gourret, 1887)⇒ Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851
Galathea keiji Karasawa, 1993
Galathea keijii Trimizi & Javed, 1993
Galathea kuboi Miyake & Baba, 1967
Galathea labidolepta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea laevirostris (Balss, 1913)⇒ Leiogalathea laevirostris Balss, 1913
Galathea latirostris Dana, 1852
Galathea lemaitrei Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea lemniscata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea lenzi (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885
Galathea lepidota Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea leporis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea leptocheir Baba & Fujita, 2008
Galathea lingadua Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea longimana Paul’son, 1875
Galathea longioculata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea longipeda (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea longirostris (Yokoya, 1936)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea lumaria Baba, 2005
Galathea lupiae Robineau-Des..., 1849
Galathea machadoi Barrois, 1888
Galathea machaera Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea machordomae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea maculiabdominalis Baba, 1972
Galathea magnifica Haswell, 1882Parish's desert larkspur
Galathea mainensis Ceccon & De ..., 2012
Galathea mariae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea melobosis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea micra Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea minima Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea minuta (Potts, 1915)⇒ Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888
Galathea monodon (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pleuroncodes monodon H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Galathea multicristata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea multilineata Balss, 1913
Galathea munidoides Segerberg, 1900
Galathea nexa Embleton, 1834
Galathea nuda Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea ohshimai Miyake & Baba, 1967
Galathea orientalis Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea ornatissima Patrulius, 1966
Galathea orobensis Ruiz de Gaona, 1943
Galathea parroceli (Liljeborg, 1851)⇒ Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851
Galathea parva Müller & Col..., 1991
Galathea parvula Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pascualae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea patae Osawa, 2006
Galathea patriciae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea paucilineata Benedict, 1902
Galathea paulae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea paulayi Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pauxilla Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea peitho Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea perone Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea phalangis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pilosa De Man, 1888
Galathea platycheles Miyake, 1953
Galathea ploto Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea politula Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea polydora Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea polyphemus Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea poupini Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea profunda Macpherson, 2012
Galathea providentia Laurie, 1926
Galathea psila Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pubescens Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea pubipes Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea punctata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pusilla (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885
Galathea quinquespinosa Balss, 1913
Galathea rangi Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea raventosae Macpherson, 2012
Galathea rhaphidia Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea robusta Baba, 1990
Galathea rostrata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Galathea rubrispina Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea rubromaculata Miyake & Baba, 1967
Galathea rufipe
Galathea rufipes A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Galathea rugosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775
Galathea sahariana Garassino, 2008
Galathea samadiae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea sanctae Macpherson, 2012
Galathea schnabelae Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea scolopia Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea senta Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea sentosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea serricornis (Lovén, 1852)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathea serrirostris (Melin, 1939)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852
Galathea setigera Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea setosa (Baker, 1905)⇒ Galathea magnifica Haswell, 1882
Galathea simulata Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea sinensis Dong & Li, 2010
Galathea spinigera (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
Galathea spinimanus Borradaile, 1900
Galathea spinosirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea squamea Baba, 1979
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Galathea striata Remeš, 1895
Galathea strigifera Fischer-Benzon, 1866
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Galathea submagnifica Laurie, 1926
Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea tagaloa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea tagaro Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902
Galathea tongi Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea tribulosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea tridentata (Esmark, 1857)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathea tridentatus
Galathea tropis Baba, 2005
Galathea tukitukimea Gallardo Sal..., 2025
Galathea valmaanensis
Galathea valmaranensis De Angeli, 2002
Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970
Galathea villosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea waiora Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea weinfuerteri Backmeyer, 1950
Galathea weinfurteri Bachmayer, 1950
Galathea whiteleggii Grant & McCu..., 1906
Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970
Galathea yamashitai Miyake & Baba, 1967
Galathodes rosaceus (Lovén, 1852)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathodes serricornis (Lovén, 1852)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathodes tridentata (Esmark, 1857)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathodes tridentatus (Esmark, 1857)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Gastrosacus eminens Blaschke, 1911
Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis Bachmayer, 1947
Gastrosacus latirostrus
Gastrosacus meyeri Moericke, 1889
Gastrosacus ubaghsi
Gastrosacus wetzleri von Meyer, 1851
Hispanigalathea pseudolaevis A. A. Klompm..., 2012
Hispanigalathea tuberosa A. A. Klompm..., 2012
Lauriea adusta Macpherson &..., 2013
Lauriea crucis Macpherson &..., 2013
Lauriea gardineri Laurie, 1926
Lauriea punctata Macpherson &..., 2013
Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994Hairy Squad Lobster
Lauriea simulata Macpherson &..., 2013
Lauriea teresae Macpherson &..., 2013
Lessinigalathea regale De Angeli, 2002
Luisogalathea cretacea H. B. Stenzel, 1945
Luisogalathea tomitai Karasawa, 2000
Macrothea bouchardi Macpherson &..., 2010
Nanogalathea raymondi Tirmizi & Javed, 1980
Orophorhynchus nitidus (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Orophorhynchus sharreri (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Munidopsis sharreri A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Orophorhynchus spinosus (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Palaeomunida defecta Lorenthey, 1902
Palaeomunida multicristata De Angeli, 2002
Paragalathea africana Garassino, 2008
Paragalathea miyakoensis Takeda, 1983
Paragalathea multisquamata Vía, 1981
Paragalathea multsiquamata
Paragalathea ruizi Van Straelen, 1940
Paragalathea straeleni Ruiz de Gaona, 1943
Paragalathea substriata Blaschke, 1911
Paragalathea ubaghsi Pleseneer, 1886
Phylladiorhynchus antonbruuni (Tirmizi & Javed, 1980)⇒ Munida antonbruuni Tirmizi & Javed, 1980
Phylladiorhynchus bengalensis Tirmizi & Javed, 1980
Phylladiorhynchus caribensis (Mayo, 1972)⇒ Anomoeomunida caribensis Mayo, 1972
Phylladiorhynchus ikedai Miyake & Baba, 1965
Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852
Phylladiorhynchus nudus Macpherson, 2008
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885Little Craylet
Phylladiorhynchus serrirostris (Melin, 1939)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852
Pleuroncodes monodon H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Red squat lobster
Pleuroncodes planipes Stimpson, 1860Pelagic red crab
Protomunida pentacantha Muller, 1991
Shinikaia crosnieri Baba & Williams, 1998
Spathagalathea minuta De Angeli, 2002
Triodonthea setosa Macpherson &..., 2013


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Galatheidae at artfakta.se
Galatheidae at biodiversity.org.au
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Galatheidae at itis.gov
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