Galatheidae

	Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' Baba, 1969 * '' Allomunida'' Baba, 1988 * '' Coralliogalathea'' Baba & Javed, 1974 * '' Fennerogalathea'' Baba, 1988 * ''Galathea'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Janetogalathea'' Baba & Wicksten, 1997 * '' Lauriea'' Baba, 1971 † '' Lessinigalathea'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Lower Eocene † '' Lophoraninella'' Glaessner, 1945 – Upper Cretaceous † '' Luisogalathea'' Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000 – Upper Cretaceous '' Macrothea'' Macpherson & Cleva, 2010 † '' Mesogalathea'' Houša, 1963 – Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous ''Nanogalathea'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * † '' Palaeomunida'' Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene * ''Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Squat Lobsters Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside groups including the hermit crabs and mole crabs. They are distributed worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents, with one species occupying caves above sea level. More than 900 species have been described, in around 60 genera. Some species form dense aggregations, either on the sea floor or in the water column, and a small number are commercially fished. Description The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. They resemble true lobsters in some ways, but are somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, and are typically smaller, ranging from 0.7 to 3.5 inches in length. Squat lobsters vary in postorbital carapace length (measured from the eye socket to the rear edge), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Squat Lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside groups including the hermit crabs and mole crabs. They are distributed worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents, with one species occupying caves above sea level. More than 900 species have been described, in around 60 genera. Some species form dense aggregations, either on the sea floor or in the water column, and a small number are commercially fished. Description The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. They resemble true lobsters in some ways, but are somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, and are typically smaller, ranging from 0.7 to 3.5 inches in length. Squat lobsters vary in postorbital carapace length (measured from the eye socket to the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galathea ''Galathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 73 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...) (several more have been described more recently). Most species of ''Galathea'' live in shallow waters. Species As of 2025, ''Galathea'' contains the following species: '' Galathea acerata'' '' Galathea acis'' '' Galathea aegyptiaca'' '' Galathea aequata'' '' Galathea albatrossae'' '' Galathea amamiensis'' '' Galathea amboinensis'' '' Galathea anepipoda'' '' Galathea australiensis'' '' Galathea balssi'' '' Galathea bengala'' '' Galathea bidens'' '' Galathea bimaculata'' '' Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Janetogalathea ''Janetogalathea californiensis'' is a species of squat lobster in the monotypic genus ''Janetogalathea'' in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Coralliogalathea ''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by ''Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetically different species. Species ''Coralliogalathea humilis'' Nobili, 1905 ''Coralliogalathea joae'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea megalochira'' Nobili, 1906 ''Coralliogalathea minuta'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea parva'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea tridentirostris ''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by ''Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetica ...'' Miyake, 1953 References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lauriea ''Lauriea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' ..., containing the following species: * '' Lauriea gardineri'' (Laurie, 1926) * '' Lauriea siagiani'' Baba, 1994 The genus was named in 1971 by Keiji Baba in honour of R. D. Laurie, who discovered the first species. References Squat lobsters {{Squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongs ...s in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species: * '' Phylladiorhynchus bengalensis'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * '' Phylladiorhynchus ikedai'' (Miyake & Baba, 1965) * '' Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris'' (Dana, 1852) * '' Phylladiorhynchus nudus'' Macpherson, 2008 * '' Phylladiorhynchus pusillus'' (Henderson, 1885) References Squat lobsters {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nanogalathea ''Nanogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobster from the Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe .... There are two species in the genus ''Nanogalathea''. Species * '' Nanogalathea longispina'' Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2024 * '' Nanogalathea raymondi'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 References External links * Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fennerogalathea ''Fennerogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' ..., containing the following species: * '' Fennerogalathea chacei'' Baba, 1988 * '' Fennerogalathea chirostyloides'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1993 References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galathea Strigosa ''Galathea strigosa'' is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, from the North Cape to the Canary Islands, and in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. It is edible, but not fished commercially. It is the largest squat lobster in the northeast Atlantic, reaching a length of , or a carapace A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the unde ... length of , and is easily identified by the transverse blue stripes across the body. References External links * Squat lobsters Anomura of the Atlantic Ocean Fauna of the Mediterranean Sea Edible crustaceans Crustaceans described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allomunida ''Allomunida magnicheles'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allogalathea ''Allogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongs ...s, containing the following species: '' Allogalathea babai'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 '' Allogalathea elegans'' (Adams & White, 1848) '' Allogalathea inermis'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 '' Allogalathea longimana'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 Bibliography * Cabezas, P.; Macpherson, E.; Machordom, A. (2011)''Allogalathea'' (Decapoda: Galatheidae): a monospecific genus of squat lobster?''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 162(2): 245–270. References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{Squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' Baba, 1969 * '' Allomunida'' Baba, 1988 * '' Coralliogalathea'' Baba & Javed, 1974 * '' Fennerogalathea'' Baba, 1988 * ''Galathea'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Janetogalathea'' Baba & Wicksten, 1997 * '' Lauriea'' Baba, 1971 † '' Lessinigalathea'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Lower Eocene † '' Lophoraninella'' Glaessner, 1945 – Upper Cretaceous † '' Luisogalathea'' Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000 – Upper Cretaceous '' Macrothea'' Macpherson & Cleva, 2010 † '' Mesogalathea'' Houša, 1963 – Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous ''Nanogalathea'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * † '' Palaeomunida'' Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene * ''Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Squat Lobsters Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside groups including the hermit crabs and mole crabs. They are distributed worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents, with one species occupying caves above sea level. More than 900 species have been described, in around 60 genera. Some species form dense aggregations, either on the sea floor or in the water column, and a small number are commercially fished. Description The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. They resemble true lobsters in some ways, but are somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, and are typically smaller, ranging from 0.7 to 3.5 inches in length. Squat lobsters vary in postorbital carapace length (measured from the eye socket to the rear edge), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Squat Lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside groups including the hermit crabs and mole crabs. They are distributed worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents, with one species occupying caves above sea level. More than 900 species have been described, in around 60 genera. Some species form dense aggregations, either on the sea floor or in the water column, and a small number are commercially fished. Description The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. They resemble true lobsters in some ways, but are somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, and are typically smaller, ranging from 0.7 to 3.5 inches in length. Squat lobsters vary in postorbital carapace length (measured from the eye socket to the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galathea ''Galathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 73 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...) (several more have been described more recently). Most species of ''Galathea'' live in shallow waters. Species As of 2025, ''Galathea'' contains the following species: '' Galathea acerata'' '' Galathea acis'' '' Galathea aegyptiaca'' '' Galathea aequata'' '' Galathea albatrossae'' '' Galathea amamiensis'' '' Galathea amboinensis'' '' Galathea anepipoda'' '' Galathea australiensis'' '' Galathea balssi'' '' Galathea bengala'' '' Galathea bidens'' '' Galathea bimaculata'' '' Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Janetogalathea ''Janetogalathea californiensis'' is a species of squat lobster in the monotypic genus ''Janetogalathea'' in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Coralliogalathea ''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by ''Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetically different species. Species ''Coralliogalathea humilis'' Nobili, 1905 ''Coralliogalathea joae'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea megalochira'' Nobili, 1906 ''Coralliogalathea minuta'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea parva'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 ''Coralliogalathea tridentirostris ''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by ''Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetica ...'' Miyake, 1953 References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lauriea ''Lauriea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' ..., containing the following species: * '' Lauriea gardineri'' (Laurie, 1926) * '' Lauriea siagiani'' Baba, 1994 The genus was named in 1971 by Keiji Baba in honour of R. D. Laurie, who discovered the first species. References Squat lobsters {{Squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongs ...s in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species: * '' Phylladiorhynchus bengalensis'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * '' Phylladiorhynchus ikedai'' (Miyake & Baba, 1965) * '' Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris'' (Dana, 1852) * '' Phylladiorhynchus nudus'' Macpherson, 2008 * '' Phylladiorhynchus pusillus'' (Henderson, 1885) References Squat lobsters {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nanogalathea ''Nanogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobster from the Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe .... There are two species in the genus ''Nanogalathea''. Species * '' Nanogalathea longispina'' Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2024 * '' Nanogalathea raymondi'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 References External links * Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fennerogalathea ''Fennerogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' ..., containing the following species: * '' Fennerogalathea chacei'' Baba, 1988 * '' Fennerogalathea chirostyloides'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1993 References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galathea Strigosa ''Galathea strigosa'' is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, from the North Cape to the Canary Islands, and in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. It is edible, but not fished commercially. It is the largest squat lobster in the northeast Atlantic, reaching a length of , or a carapace A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the unde ... length of , and is easily identified by the transverse blue stripes across the body. References External links * Squat lobsters Anomura of the Atlantic Ocean Fauna of the Mediterranean Sea Edible crustaceans Crustaceans described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allomunida ''Allomunida magnicheles'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: † '' Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic decapod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allogalathea ''Allogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongs ...s, containing the following species: '' Allogalathea babai'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 '' Allogalathea elegans'' (Adams & White, 1848) '' Allogalathea inermis'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 '' Allogalathea longimana'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 Bibliography * Cabezas, P.; Macpherson, E.; Machordom, A. (2011)''Allogalathea'' (Decapoda: Galatheidae): a monospecific genus of squat lobster?''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 162(2): 245–270. References Squat lobsters Decapod genera {{Squat-lobster-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]