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Checklist for Family Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 (Squat lobsters)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
83
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
28
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
7
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
7 Genera with 40 Species
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 201531SpeciesTaxom
Galathodes A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lauriea Baba, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Macrothea Macpherson &..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
40 Species
Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Squat Lobster
Coralliogalathea humilis Nobili, 1905
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Galathea affinis ♰ (Ristori, 1886)⇒ Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea algae (Baba, 1969)⇒ Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990
Galathea boucheti Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea denticulata Macpherson &..., 2010
Galathea elegans (Adams & White, 1848)⇒ Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Galathea eulimene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea genkai Miyake & Baba, 1964
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Galathea longimana Paul’son, 1875
Galathea lumaria Baba, 2005
Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea multilineata Balss, 1913
Galathea phalangis Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea pilosa De Man, 1888
Galathea platycheles Miyake, 1953
Galathea providentia Laurie, 1926
Galathea pubescens Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea robusta Baba, 1990
Galathea senta Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea serricornis (Lovén, 1852)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Galathea submagnifica Laurie, 1926
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902
Galathea tropis Baba, 2005
Galathea villosa Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathodes rosaceus (Lovén, 1852)⇒ Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Lauriea adusta Macpherson &..., 2013
Lauriea gardineri Laurie, 1926
Macrothea bouchardi Macpherson &..., 2010
Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Galatheidae at artfakta.se
Galatheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Galatheidae at dyntaxa.se
Galatheidae at gbif.org
Galatheidae at irmng.org
Galatheidae at itis.gov
Galatheidae at marinespecies.org