- Galathea pusillus Henderson, J.R. 1885. Diagnoses of the new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16(5): 407-421 [407].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Challenger stn 163A, 150 fm [274 m] [36.98°S, 150.33°E,].
Syntype(s) BMNH 1888:33 1♂, 2♀ (275 m depth), Twofold Bay, Australia [36°59'S, 150°20'E].Subsequent designation references:
Schnabel, K.E. & Ahyong, S.T. 2019. The squat lobster genus Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 in New Zealand and eastern Australia, with description of six new species. Zootaxa 4688(3): 301-347 [329]. - Galathea integra Benedict, J. 1902. Description of a new genus and forty-six new species of Crustaceans of the family Galatheidae, with a list of the known marine species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26: 243-334 47 figs [248].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 26168, Honshu Island, Japan (Albatross Stn 3808).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Baba, K. 1991. Crustacea Decapoda: Alainius gen. nov., Leiogalathea Baba, 1969, and Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 (Galatheidae) from New Caledonia. pp. 479-491 in Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 9. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 152(A): 1-520 [486]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southeastern, southern and western Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia), and the northern New Zealand mainland and Kermadec Ridge, 10–274 m
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
From 15–310 m depth.
General References
Schnabel, K.E. & Ahyong, S.T. 2019. The squat lobster genus Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 in New Zealand and eastern Australia, with description of six new species. Zootaxa 4688(3): 301-347 [329, Fig. 10, 11, 12]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 10-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 01-Jul-2020 | Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 | 22-May-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |