''Allogalathea'' is a genus of
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 ...
s, containing the following species:
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Allogalathea babai''
Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011
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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 ...
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(Adams & White, 1848)
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Allogalathea inermis''
Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011
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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
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