Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

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 : 20

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.199458

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509618

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038EBF20-FFB8-B00A-FF08-950CFCF9FFEA

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scientific name

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
status

 

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969 View in CoL

( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 )

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969b: 16 View in CoL , fig. 4 (type locality: Off Nishino-omote, Tanega-shima Island, Southern Kyushu, Japan, 15–30 m). — Ahyong 2007: 14 View Cited Treatment , fig. 7. — Baba et al. 2008: 80 View Cited Treatment . — Baba et al. 2009: 127, figs 107– 109.

Galathea spinosorostris View in CoL . — Tirmizi 1966: 181, figs 4B, 5. — Wu et al. 1998: 9, figs 15, 21B. — Kawamoto & Okuno 2003: 95, unnumbered figure (not G. spinosorostris Dana, 1852 View in CoL ).

Material examined. South China Sea. Hainan Island: MBM 150329, 1 male (3.0 mm), Dadonghai, Sanya , CN CJ97C-585, 5– 9 m, 3 Dec.1997; MBM 150352, 2 ovigerous females (2.0, 3.1 mm), Dadonghai, Sanya , CN CJ972-353, 7– 10 m, DC, 21 Nov.1997. Xisha Islands: MBM 150113, 1 male (2.7 mm), Luohuo, Lingyang Island, 5 m, 28 Mar.1975.MBM 150118, 1 ovigerous female (2.2 mm), Shanhu Island, 25 Mar.1975. Nansha Islands: MBM 150208, 1 ovigerous female (2.7 mm), Nanpingjiao, CN SSFV-31-27, 2 Aug.1988.

Distribution. Previously known from Somalia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Taiwan, Southern Kyushu, Japan, Lord Howe Rise; 3– 165 m. Now also known from South China Sea; 5– 10 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree quite well with the original description and illustrations of Baba (1969), as well as the additional species account of Baba et al. (2009).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Galatheidae

Genus

Galathea

Loc

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

Dong, Chao & Li, Xinzheng 2010
2010
Loc

Galathea tanegashimae

Baba 2009: 127
Baba 2008: 80
Ahyong 2007: 14
Baba 1969: 16
1969
Loc

Galathea spinosorostris

Kawamoto 2003: 95
Wu 1998: 9
Tirmizi 1966: 181
1966
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