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Galathea
Galathea is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Black Squat Lobster
speciesGalathea squamifera
Spiny Squat lobster
speciesGalathea strigosa
Galathea intermedia
speciesGalathea intermedia
Galathea australiensis
speciesGalathea australiensis
Galathea nexa
speciesGalathea nexa
Galathea tanegashimae
speciesGalathea tanegashimae
Galathea bolivari
speciesGalathea bolivari
Brown Squat Lobster
speciesGalathea balssi
Galathea bimaculata
speciesGalathea bimaculata
Galathea aequata
speciesGalathea aequata
Galathea spinosorostris
speciesGalathea spinosorostris
Galathea senta
speciesGalathea senta
Galathea coralliophilus
speciesGalathea coralliophilus
Galathea dispersa
speciesGalathea dispersa
Galathea faiali
speciesGalathea faiali
Galathea mauritiana
speciesGalathea mauritiana
Galathea magnifica
speciesGalathea magnifica
Galathea subsquamata
speciesGalathea subsquamata
Galathea corallicola
speciesGalathea corallicola
Galathea parvula
speciesGalathea parvula
Galathea calcifer
speciesGalathea calcifer
Rainbow Squat Lobster
speciesGalathea pilosa
Galathea amamiensis
speciesGalathea amamiensis
Galathea boucheti
speciesGalathea boucheti
Galathea rostrata
speciesGalathea rostrata
Galathea patriciae
speciesGalathea patriciae
Galathea schnabelae
speciesGalathea schnabelae
Galathea ternatensis
speciesGalathea ternatensis
Galathea polyphemus
speciesGalathea polyphemus
Galathea continua
speciesGalathea continua
Galathea inflata
speciesGalathea inflata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 248533.