Species Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888
- Galathea amboinensis de Man, J.G. 1888. Bericht über die von Herrn Dr. J. Brock im indischen Archipel gesammelten Decapoden und Stomatopoden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 53(1): 215-600 pls 7-22, 22a [for publication date Clark, P.F., Harrison, K. & Goodman, S.L. 1990. Brock's Indian Archipelago Decapoda and Stomatopoda by De Man: 1887 or 1888?. Arch. Nat. Hist. 17(1): 79–80] [457 pl. 19 figs 3, 3a].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀, Ambon, Indonesia. - Galathea minuta Potts, F.A. 1915. The fauna associated with the crinoids of a tropical coral reef: with especial reference to its colour variations. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 8(3): 71-96 7 figs 1 plate [87 pl. 1 fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype CUMZ (probable depository institution), off Mabuiag Island, Torres Straits, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Baba, K. 1988. Chirostylid and galatheid crustaceans (Decapoda: Anomura) of the "Albatross" Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910. Researches on Crustacea Spec. No. 2: i-v, 1-203 [68]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ryuku Islands, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands, SW Australia, 5–48 m. On crinoids, on Capillaster multiradiatus, Comanthina schlegeli, and Comanthus timorensis
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Macpherson, E. and Robainas-Barcia, A. 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 [41]
- Poore, G.C.B., McCallum, A.W. & Taylor, J. 2008. Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005. Museum Victoria Reports 11. pp. 1-106 [19]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
96-101 m
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 09-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |