Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966

Macpherson, Enrique & Cleva, Régis, 2010, 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, Zootaxa 2612, pp. 57-68 : 58-59

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.197819
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3503854
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scientific name	Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
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Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966 View in CoL

Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966: 75 View in CoL , figs 13, 14. — Baba et al. 2008: 65 (compilation).

Material examined. Mayotte. Stn 23, Choizil pass, "Patate à Teddy", 12°40'56.91"S, 44°57'51.63"E, 15–30 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 13 November 2009, outer reef, collapsed barrier, 1 ov. F 2.6 mm (MNHN-Ga7352).

Distribution. Previously known from Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa, Oshima Strait, Amami-oshima (type locality), Indonesia, Moluccas, Gorong Island, and Madagascar, subtidal to 50 m. The new records from Mayotte were collected at 15– 30 m.