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Galatheidae

4 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Galatheidae

Lauriea siagiani is a small squat lobster found in the Indo-West Pacific associated with the giant sponge Xestospongia testudinaria.

Allogalathea elegans is a small Indo-Pacific commensal squat lobster that lives on crinoid hosts.

Galathea strigosa is the largest northeast Atlantic squat lobster, identifiable by its blue transverse stripes.

Galathea squamifera is the most common Northern European squat lobster, with described physical traits and ecology.

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