Galacantha quiquei Macpherson, 2007

Ahyong, Shane T., 2007, Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae, Zootaxa 1593, pp. 1-54 : 3-4

Galacantha quiquei Macpherson, 2007

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Galacantha quiquei Macpherson, 2007: 15 –18, fig. 6 [type locality: Wallis and Futuna Islands].

Material examined. Norfolk Ridge: NMNZ, 1 female (19.4 mm), 33°32.62’S, 170°04.13’E, 1270–1350 m, TAN0308/130 #006, 1 Jun 2003.

West Norfolk Ridge: NIWA 28088, 1 ovigerous female (27.7 mm), 34°58.85’S, 169°29.60’E, 1288–1294 m, TAN0308/160 #021, 4 Jun 2003; AM P73027, 1 male (20.9+ mm, rostrum broken), 33°42.45’S, 167°27.03’E, 1451–1478 m, TAN0308/102 #012, 28 May 2003.

Colour in life. Base colour white. Ventral surface, fingers and mesial surfaces of chelipeds, anterior and posterior third of carapace (except midline), and lateral margins of abdomen orange.

Remarks. The ovigerous female differs from the type description ( Macpherson 2007) only in the number of subdistal spines on the rostrum: two on the left side and one on the right, rather than one on each side.

Distribution. Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and for the first time, New Zealand; 835–1478 m ( Macpherson 2007; present study).

Figures

FIGURE 2. A, B, Galacantha quiquei Macpherson, 2007, male, 20.9 + mm, TAN 0308 / 102, (AM P 73027). C, D, Galacantha rostrata A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, atypical specimen, male, 26.0 mm, TAN 0308 / 167 (NIWA 28060).