Galathea aegyptiaca Shallow-water squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from Mayotte (Comoros Island), La Réunion and Madagascar, with the description of a new genus and two new species Macpherson, Enrique Cleva, Régis Zootaxa 2010 2612 57 68 397a33b7-c133-4cd1-832f-85aba8829e9b [151,398,597,623] Malacostraca Galatheidae Galathea Animalia Decapoda 1 58 Arthropoda species aegyptiaca    Galathea aegyptiacaPaul’son, 1875: 94, pl. 12, figs. 1, 1a–b. — Baba et al.2008: 64 (compilation). — Baba et al.2009: 107, figs. 86, 87 ( Taiwan).   Material examined. Mayotte. Stn 12a, reef La Prévoyante, 12°41'34.70"S, 45°09'59.99"E, 6–11 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 0 6 November 2009, coral bottom with  Acropora, 2 ov. F 3.1–4.2 mm(MNHN-Ga7329). — Stn 21b, Ilot Choizil, east of Malandzamiayatsini, 12°40'22.74"S, 45°3'47.46"E, 15–20 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 12 November 2009, fringing reef and outer slope, 1 F 3.3 mm(MNHN-Ga7330). — Stn 25, Ilot M'tzamboro, southern tip, 12°39'30.18"S, 45°01'38.65"E, 15–20 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll. 14 November 2009, accretions of coral blocks, 1 ov. F 3.6 mm(MNHN- Ga7331). — Stn 30, reef Rani, 12°56'34.23"S, 45°03'20.75"E, 3–15 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll. 18 November 2009, 2 M 3.5-4.7 mm, 2 ov. F 3.2–4.6 mm(MNHN-Ga7332). — Stn 32, Ilot M'tzamboro, north-east, 12°38'09.54"S, 45°02'27.12"E, 6–21 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 19 November 2009,  Acroporacoral boulder, 1 male 3.8 mm(MNHN-Ga7333). — Stn. 35, reef Surprise, Longoni pass, 12°38'29.95"S, 45°07'45.99"E, 4–25 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll. 20 November 2009, reef slope, 1 F 3.6 mm(MNHN-Ga7334).  Madagascar. NosyBe, W of Hellville, sand, sea grass, 13º24.936'S, 48º14.736'E, 0–3 m, 25 May 2008, 1 ov. F 3.6 mm(UF14013). — ENE side NosyVorona, 13º25.464'S, 48º21.852'E, 3–6 m, 15 May 2008, 1 ov. F 3.8 mm(UF14211). — NosyVorona, on dead  Poritessp., 13º25.464'S, 48º21.852'E, 4 m, 15 May 2008, 1 M 3.3 mm(UF14237). — NosyBe, S of CNRO, on  Pocilloporasp., 13º24.498'S, 48º17.484'E, 1–5 m, 19 May 2008, 1 M 3.0 mm (UF14576).  Coloration.The species has variable color patterns ( Miyake & Baba 1966). The specimens from Madagascarand Mayottehave the base color reddish or greenish, with darker ridges on the carapace dorsal surface and some red spots and stripes on abdominal somites and pereiopods; proximal part of P1 fingers with dark red spot.   Distribution.Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, from eastern Africa to western Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Palau, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Loyalty Islands ( typelocality in the Red Sea). The species is usually found among corals, in shallow waters (< 30 m), although the deepest record is from  146 m.The present material was collected from 0 to 25 m.