Species Galacantha valdiviae Balss, 1913

Museums

Regional Maps

• Galacantha valdiviae Balss, H. 1913. Neue Galatheiden aus der Ausbeute der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 'Valdiva'. Zoologischer Anzeiger 41: 221-226 [224].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 17496 ♂ (1644 m), East African coast [1°48'N, 45°42'E].

  Secondary source:

   Osawa, M., Lin, C. & Chan, T 2008. Species of Galacantha and Munidopsis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from the deep-waters off Taiwan, with the description of two new species. Scientia Marina 72(1): 37-57 [38].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Off east coast of Somali Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique Chennel, Moluccas, off northwest Sulawesi, Palawan Passage, off Kii Peninsula in japan, Solomon Islands, and Australia (off Central Queensland) at 1040-1644 m depth.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Bathyal, benthic, continental rise.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth 1040–1644 m.

 

General References

Baba, K. 1994. Deep-sea Galatheid Crustaceans (Anomura: Galatheidae) collected by the 'Cidaris I' Expedition off Central Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35(1): 1-21 [19]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Jun-2014		17-Mar-2011	MOVED
08-Apr-2015		24-Feb-2011	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)