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Galathea Fabricius, 1793

Galathea sp.

AphiaID

106834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106834)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cancer strigosus Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Galathea strigosa (Linnaeus, 1761)

Typetaxon of

Galateadae Samouelle, 1819
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819

Parent

Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819

Original name

Galathea Fabricius, 1793

Synonymised names

Calypso Risso, 1816 · unaccepted > junior homonym

Janira Risso, 1816 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym)

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Species Galathea acaena Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2023
Species Galathea acerata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea acis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea aculeata Haswell, 1882
Species Galathea aegyptiaca Paulson, 1875
Species Galathea aequata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea ahyongi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea albatrossae Baba, 1988
Species Galathea algae Baba, 1969
Species Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
Species Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888
Species Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990
Species Galathea anoplos Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea anouchkae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea argus Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea atua Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea australiensis Stimpson, 1858
Species Galathea autahi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea babai Dong & Li, 2010
Species Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
Species Galathea barbata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea barbellata Macpherson, 2012
Species Galathea bengala Tirmizi & Javed, 1993
Species Galathea bharata Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2024
Species Galathea bidens Baba, 1988
Species Galathea bimaculata Miyake & Baba, 1966
Species Galathea boisselierae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea bolivari Zariquiey Álvarez, 1950
Species Galathea boninensis Miyake & Baba, 1965
Species Galathea boucheti Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea bracteosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea brevimana Paulson, 1875
Species Galathea caesariata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea calcifer Rodríguez-Flores & Giribet in Rodríguez-Flores, Torrado, Combosch & Giribet, 2024
Species Galathea capillata Miyake & Baba, 1970
Species Galathea celiae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea cenarroi Zariquiey Álvarez, 1968
Species Galathea cephyra Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea ceti Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea chura Osawa & Higashiji, 2012
Species Galathea ciliosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea clarki Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea connudata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea consobrina De Man, 1902
Species Galathea continua Baba & Fujita, 2008
Species Galathea corallicola Haswell, 1882
Species Galathea coralliophilus Baba & Oh, 1990
Species Galathea corbariae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea crinita Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea cymbulaerostris Tirmizi, 1966
Species Galathea cymo Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea cymothoe Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea denticulata Macpherson & Cleva, 2010
Species Galathea dispersa Spence Bate, 1858
Species Galathea echinata Macpherson, 2012
Species Galathea eione Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea eridani Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea erythrina Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea eucrante Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea eulimene Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea eupompe Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea faiali Nunes-Ruivo, 1961
Species Galathea formosa De Man, 1902
Species Galathea furfurea Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea galene Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea ganindo Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea genkai Miyake & Baba, 1964
Species Galathea gladiola Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea gnoma Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea gruis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004
Species Galathea halia Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea hispida Baba, 2005
Species Galathea hispidissima Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea homologa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea hydrae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea imitata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885
Species Galathea inermis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea inflata Potts, 1915
Species Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg, 1851
Species Galathea johnsoni Lin & Osawa, 2016
Species Galathea kalingasagara Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2024
Species Galathea kuboi Miyake & Baba, 1967
Species Galathea labidolepta Stimpson, 1858
Species Galathea latirostris Dana, 1852
Species Galathea lemaitrei Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea lemniscata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea lenis Baba, 1969
Species Galathea lepidota Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea leporis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea leptocheir Baba & Fujita, 2008
Species Galathea lingadua Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea longimana Paulson, 1875
Species Galathea longimanoides Johnson, 1970
Species Galathea longioculata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea lopisma Macpherson, Rodríguez-Flores & Machordom, 2023
Species Galathea lumaria Baba, 2005
Species Galathea machadoi Barrois, 1888
Species Galathea machaera Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea machordomae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea maculiabdominalis Baba, 1972
Species Galathea magnifica Haswell, 1882
Species Galathea mariae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Species Galathea melobosis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea micra Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea minima Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea minutiae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea multicristata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea multilineata Balss, 1913
Species Galathea nasimae Karasawa, 2019
Species Galathea nexa Embleton, 1836
Species Galathea nicobarica Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2022
Species Galathea nuda Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea ohshimai Miyake & Baba, 1967
Species Galathea omanensis Tirmizi & Javed, 1993
Species Galathea orientalis Stimpson, 1858
Species Galathea paleroi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea parvula Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea pascualae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea patae Osawa, 2006
Species Galathea patriciae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea paucilineata Benedict, 1902
Species Galathea paulae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea paulayi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea pauxilla Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea peitho Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea perone Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea phalangis Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea pilosa De Man, 1888
Species Galathea platycheles Miyake, 1953
Species Galathea ploto Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea politula Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea polydora Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea polyphemus Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea poupini Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea profunda Macpherson, 2012
Species Galathea providentia Laurie, 1926
Species Galathea psila Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea pubescens Stimpson, 1858
Species Galathea pubipes Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea punctata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea quadrangularis Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2024
Species Galathea quinquespinosa (Balss, 1913)
Species Galathea rangi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea raventosae Macpherson, 2012
Species Galathea rhaphidia Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea robusta Baba, 1990
Species Galathea rostrata A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
Species Galathea rubrispina Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea rubromaculata Miyake & Baba, 1967
Species Galathea rufipes A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894
Species Galathea ryuguu Osawa, 2015
Species Galathea samadiae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea sanctae Macpherson, 2012
Species Galathea schnabelae Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea scolopia Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea senta Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea sentosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea setigera Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea simulata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea sinensis Dong & Li, 2010
Species Galathea spinimanus Borradaile, 1900
Species Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Species Galathea squamea Baba, 1979
Species Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814
Species Galathea strigosa (Linnaeus, 1761)
Species Galathea submagnifica Laurie, 1926
Species Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858
Species Galathea tagaloa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea tagaro Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Species Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902
Species Galathea tirmiziae Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2022
Species Galathea tongi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea tribulosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea tropis Baba, 2005
Species Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970
Species Galathea villosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea vitiensis Dana, 1852
Species Galathea waiora Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
Species Galathea whiteleggii Grant & McCulloch, 1906
Species Galathea wolffi Miyake & Baba, 1970
Species Galathea yamashitai Miyake & Baba, 1967
Species Galathea acanthomera Stimpson, 1858 accepted as Galathea orientalis Stimpson, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea affinis Ortmann, 1892 accepted as Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Galathea agassizii A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 accepted as Leiogalathea agassizii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea Andrewsii Kinahan, 1857 accepted as Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea balica Boone, 1935 accepted as Sadayoshia balica (Boone, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea bamfia (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Munida rugosa (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, incorrect spelling of junior synonym)
Species Galathea bispinosa de Saint Laurent, 1971 accepted as Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea biunguiculata Miyake, 1953 accepted as Lauriea gardineri (Laurie, 1926) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea californiensis Benedict, 1902 accepted as Janetogalathea californiensis (Benedict, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea deflexifrons Haswell, 1882 accepted as Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea digitidistans Spence Bate, 1868 accepted as Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea elegans Adams, 1847 accepted as Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea Fabricii Leach, 1816 accepted as Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea gardineri Laurie, 1926 accepted as Lauriea gardineri (Laurie, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea Giardi Barrois, 1882 accepted as Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea glabra Risso, 1816 accepted as Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea grandirostris Stimpson, 1858 accepted as Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea gregaria Fabricius, 1793 accepted as Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) accepted as Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea humilis Nobili, 1906 accepted as Coralliogalathea humilis (Nobili, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea ikedai Miyake & Baba, 1965 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus ikedai (Miyake & Baba, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea imperialis Miyake & Baba, 1967 accepted as Leiogalathea laevirostris (Balss, 1913) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea integra Benedict, 1902 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus pusillus (Henderson, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea integrirostris Dana, 1852 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea keijii Trimizi & Javed, 1993 accepted as Galathea nasimae Karasawa, 2019 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Galathea laevirostris Balss, 1913 accepted as Leiogalathea laevirostris (Balss, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea Lenzi Rathbun, 1907 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus lenzi (Rathbun, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea longipeda Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Munida rugosa (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea longirostris Dana, 1852 accepted as Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea longirostris Yokoya, 1936 accepted as Allogalathea elegans (Adams, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea megalochira Nobili, 1906 accepted as Coralliogalathea megalochira (Nobili, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea minuta Potts, 1915 accepted as Galathea amboinensis De Man, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea monodon H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Pleuroncodes monodon (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) accepted as Grimothea monodon (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea Parroceli Gourret, 1887 accepted as Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea pusilla Henderson, 1885 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus pusillus (Henderson, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea pygmaea A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894 accepted as Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea rugosa (Fabricius, 1775) accepted as Munida rugosa (Fabricius, 1775) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea serricornis Lovén, 1852 accepted as Munidopsis serricornis (Lovén, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea serrirostris Melin, 1939 accepted as Phylladiorhynchus serrirostris (Melin, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea setosa Baker, 1905 accepted as Galathea magnifica Haswell, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea spinigera Leach, 1816 accepted as Galathea strigosa (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea spinosirostris Dana, 1852 accepted as Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Galathea spinoso-rostris Dana, 1852 accepted as Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
Species Galathea squammifera Leach, 1814 accepted as Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Galathea subrugosa Miers, 1874 accepted as Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) accepted as Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea subrugosa White, 1847 accepted as Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852 accepted as Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) accepted as Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Galathea tridentata Esmark, 1857 accepted as Munidopsis serricornis (Lovén, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Galathea tridentirostris Miyake, 1953 accepted as Coralliogalathea tridentirostris (Miyake, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Galathea whiteleggei Grant & McCulloch, 1906 accepted as Galathea whiteleggii Grant & McCulloch, 1906 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Galathea scamparellus Nardo, 1847 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fabricius, J. C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae. 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Galathea Fabricius, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106834 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2005-03-23 12:39:01Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2015-01-26 10:37:22Z

checked

Macpherson, Enrique

2022-01-31 10:52:07Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-07-08 08:34:34Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-12-15 18:59:58Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description Fabricius, J. C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae. 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details]

original description (of Calypso Risso, 1816) Risso, A. (1816). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice. Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris. 175 pp., pls. 1-3. [details]

original description (of Janira Risso, 1816) Risso, A. (1816). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice. Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris. 175 pp., pls. 1-3. [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors

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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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identification resource Macpherson, E.; 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1 [details]