Species Galathea ternatensis de Man, 1902
- Galathea orientalis ternatensis de Man, J.G. 1902. Die von Herrn Professor Kükenthal im Indischen Archipel gesammelten Dekapoden und Stomatopoden. In, Kükenthal, W. Ergebnisse einer Zoologischen Forschungsreise in den Molukken und Borneo. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 25: 467-929 pls 19-27 [714].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 4560 3♀, Ternate, eastern Indonesia.Type locality references:
Baba, K., Macpherson, E., Poore, G.C.B., Ahyong, S.T., Bermudez, A., Cabezas, P., Lin, C-W, Nizinski, M., Rodrigues, C. & Schnabel, K.E. 2008. Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 [Date published 15 Oct. 2008] [80].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia (Moluccas, Ternate), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands; 0–95 m. Haig's (1974) determination of WA specimens dubious.
Distribution References
- Haig, J. 1974. The Anomuran crabs of Western Australia: their distribution in the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 14(2): 443-451
- Macpherson, E. and Robainas-Barcia, A. 2015. Species of the genus Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with descriptions of 92 new species. Zootaxa 3913(1): 1-335 [307]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, sand bottom, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Sand bottom may be mixed with shell, depth 20–210 m.
General References
Baba, K. 1989. Chirostylid and Galatheid Crustaceans of Madagascar (Decapoda, Anomura). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 11(A4): 921-975 [960]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 09-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |