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Galatheid
The Galatheoidea are a superfamily of decapod crustaceans comprising the porcelain crabs and some squat lobsters. Squat lobsters within the three families of the superfamily Chirostyloidea are not closely related to the squat lobsters within the Galatheoidea. The fossil record of the superfamily extends back to the Middle Jurassic genus '' Palaeomunidopsis''. Classification These families and genera are included: ;Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Baba, 1969 * '' Allomunida'' Baba, 1988 * ''Coralliogalathea'' Baba & Javed, 1974 * ''Fennerogalathea'' Baba, 1988 * ''Galathea'' Fabricius, 1793 * ''Janetogalathea'' Baba & Wicksten, 1997 * ''Lauriea'' Baba, 1971 *† '' Lessinigalathea'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Lower Eocene *† '' Lophoraninella'' Glaessner, 1945 – Upper Cretaceous *† '' Luisogalathea'' Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000 – Upper Cretaceous * '' Macrothea ...
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Squat Lobster
Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside groups including the hermit crabs and mole crabs. They are distributed worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents, with one species occupying caves above sea level. More than 900 species have been described, in around 60 genera. Some species form dense aggregations, either on the sea floor or in the water column, and a small number are commercially fished. Description The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. They resemble true lobsters in some ways, but are somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, and are typically smaller. Squat lobsters vary in carapace length (measured from the eye socket to the rear edge), from in the case of ''Munidopsis aries'', down to o ...
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Munidopsis Tridentata
''Munidopsis serricornis'' is a species of squat lobster. It is widely distributed in the world's oceans, being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean (from Iceland and Norway to the Cape Verde Islands), the western Atlantic Ocean (from the United States to the Gulf of Mexico), and the Indo-Pacific (from Australia and the Malay Archipelago to Madagascar). It grows up to a carapace length of . ''M. serricornis'' appears to be one of the most abundant megafauna species in the cold water coral reefs of southern Norway. It has also been observed in association with the gorgonian ''Acanthogorgia''. ''M. serricornis'' was the first species of the current genus ''Munidopsis'' to be described, when Sven Lovén Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warri ... described it (as ''Galathea ...
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Galatheidae
The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Baba, 1969 * ''Allomunida'' Baba, 1988 * ''Coralliogalathea'' Baba & Javed, 1974 * ''Fennerogalathea'' Baba, 1988 * ''Galathea'' Fabricius, 1793 * ''Janetogalathea'' Baba & Wicksten, 1997 * ''Lauriea'' Baba, 1971 *† '' Lessinigalathea'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Lower Eocene *† '' Lophoraninella'' Glaessner, 1945 – Upper Cretaceous *† '' Luisogalathea'' Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000 – Upper Cretaceous * '' Macrothea'' Macpherson & Cleva, 2010 *† '' Mesogalathea'' Houša, 1963 – Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous * ''Nanogalathea'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * † '' Palaeomunida'' Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene * ''Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The ...
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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. Species ''Galathea'' contains 70 species: *'' Galathea aegyptiaca'' Paul'son, 1875 *''Galathea albatrossae'' Baba, 1988 *'' Galathea amamiensis'' Miyake & Baba, 1966 *'' Galathea amboinensis'' De Man, 1888 *''Galathea anepipoda'' Baba, 1990 *''Galathea australiensis'' Stimpson, 1858 *''Galathea balssi'' Miyake & Baba, 1964 *''Galathea bengala'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1993 *''Galathea bidens'' Baba, 1988 *''Galathea bimaculata'' Miyake & Baba, 1966 *''Galathea bolivari'' Zariquiey Álvarez, 1950 *''Galathea boninensis'' Miyake & Baba, 1965 *''Galathea brevimana'' Paul'son, 1875 *''Galathea capillata'' Miyake & Baba, 1970 *''Galathea cenarroi'' Zariquiey Álvarez, 1968 *''Galathea consobrina'' De Man, 1902 *'' Galathea corallicola'' Haswell, 1882 *'' Gal ...
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Lauriea
''Lauriea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species: * ''Lauriea gardineri'' (Laurie, 1926) * ''Lauriea siagiani'' Baba, 1994 The genus was named in 1971 by Keiji Baba in honour of R. D. Laurie, who discovered the first species. References

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Coralliogalathea
''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by '' Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetically different species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s .... List of Species *'' Corralliogalathea humilis'' Nobili, 1905 *'' Corralliogalathea joae'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 *'' Corralliogalathea megalochira'' Nobili, 1906 *'' Corralliogalathea minuta'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 *'' Corralliogalathea parva'' Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018 *'' Corralliogalathea tridentirostris'' Miyake, 1953 References Squat lobsters {{squat-lobster-stub ...
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Alainius
''Alainius crosnieri'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Ba .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic crustacean genera {{squat-lobster-stub ...
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Munididae
The Munididae are a family of squat lobsters, taxonomically separated from the family Galatheidae in 2010. Description and ecology The squat lobsters in the family Munididae can be distinguished from other families by the presence of a trispinose frontal edge to the carapace, as well as a central rostrum, and two spines extend forward from above the eyes. Although a few species enter shallow water, the majority of species in the Munididae are deep-water taxa, in contrast to the mostly shallow-water Galatheidae. Taxonomy The genera now included in the family Munididae had previously been included in a wider Galatheidae. When originally described , the family contained these genera: *'' Agononida'' Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996 *''Anomoeomunida'' Baba, 1993 *'' Anoplonida'' Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996 *'' Babamunida'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2008 *'' Bathymunida'' Balss, 1914 *''Cervimunida'' Benedict, 1902 *† '' Cretagalathea'' Garassino, De Angeli & Pasini, 2008 ...
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Allogalathea
''Allogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters, containing the following species: *'' Allogalathea babai'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 *''Allogalathea elegans ''Allogalathea elegans'' (known as the ''feather star squat lobster'', ''crinoid squat lobster'' or ''elegant squat lobster'') is a species of squat lobster that is sometimes kept in marine aquariums. Despite their common name, they are more c ...'' (Adams & White, 1848) *'' Allogalathea inermis'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 *'' Allogalathea longimana'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 Bibliography * Cabezas, P.; Macpherson, E.; Machordom, A. (2011)''Allogalathea'' (Decapoda: Galatheidae): a monospecific genus of squat lobster?''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 162(2): 245-270. References Squat lobsters {{Squat-lobster-stub ...
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Janetogalathea
''Janetogalathea californiensis'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Ba .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic arthropod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ...
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Fennerogalathea
''Fennerogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Ba ..., containing the following species: * '' Fennerogalathea chacei'' Baba, 1988 * '' Fennerogalathea chirostyloides'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1993 References Squat lobsters {{squat-lobster-stub ...
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Allomunida
''Allomunida magnicheles'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * '' Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * '' Allogalathea'' .... References Squat lobsters Monotypic arthropod genera {{squat-lobster-stub ...
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