Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885

Dong, Chao & Li, Xinzheng, 2010, Reports of Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from Chinese waters, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 2687, pp. 1-28 : 12-13

Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885

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Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885: 408 (type locality: off Banda Island, 659 m); 1888: 122, pl. 12, fig. 2. — Baba 1994: 4, fig. 2; 2005: 244. — Baba et al. 2008: 69.

Material examined. South China Sea. MBM069806, 2 females (3.0, 2.8 mm), CN K31B; MBM069807, 1 male (4.3 mm), 2 ovigerous females (4.7, 4.8 mm), St. 6145, 18°15'N, 111°E, CN K172B- 11, 158 m, mealy and sandy mud, BT, 14 Jul.1959; MBM069810, 2 males (4.3, 4.7 mm), 4 ovigerous females (4.5–5.8 mm), St. 6080, 19°N, 113°E, CN K67B- 51, 220 m, fine sand, AT, 11 Jul.1959.

Distribution. Previouely known from Banda Island, Central Queensland; 296– 659 m. Now also known from South China Sea; 158– 220 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree with the previous descriptions of the species. The present specimens have more numerous transverse ridges on the carapace than the sample from the Central Queensland reported by Baba (1994). This is the first record for the species from Chinese waters.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885, MBM 069810, ovigerous female. A, carapace and abdomen, dorsal view; B, left cephalic region, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, endopod of left Mxp 3, distal segments omitted, lateral view; D, left P 1, dorsal view; E, left P 2, lateral view; F, left P 3, lateral view; G, left P 4, lateral view; H, sternal plastron; I, pterygostomian flap. Scales = 1 mm.