Reports of Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from Chinese waters, with descriptions of two new species Author Dong, Chao Author Li, Xinzheng text Zootaxa 2010 2687 1 28 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.199458 08e56bed-1140-4d4a-b976-3848c01055ff 1175-5326 199458 Galathea yamashitai Miyake & Baba, 1967 Galathea yamashitai Miyake & Baba, 1967 : 239 , figs 9, 10 ( type locality: East China Sea, 128 m ). Baba 2005 : 245 . — Wang 2008 : 749 . — Baba et al. 2008 : 81 . Material examined. East China Sea. MBM 042818 , 1 male ( 4.1 mm ), St. 4076, 28.25°N , 121.75°E , CN D47B-39, 89 m, brown muddy sand, AT, 4 Jul.1959 ; MBM 150250 , 2 males (3.9, 4.7 mm ), St. III-4 , CN V489B-16, 82 m, muddy sand, AT, 27 Jun.1976 . South China Sea. MBM069804/05, 1 male ( 2.9 mm ), St. 6018, 22.75°N , 116°E, CN K65B-87, 87 m, sandy mud, AT, 11 Jul.1959 . MBM069817, 5 males ( 2.2–2.5 mm ), 1 ovigerous female ( 2.7 mm ), St. 6107, 19.5°N , 112°E, CN K147B-7, 92 m, muddy sand, AT, 4 Apr.1960 ; MBM069826, 1 female (3.0 mm), St. 6078, 20°N, 113°E, CN K35B-50, 87 m, fine sand, AT, 21 Apr.1959 . Distribution. Previously known from Gulf of Oman , Bay of Bengal, East China Sea; 92– 241 m . Now also known from South China Sea, 87– 92 m . The present record extends the bathymetric range of the species in the East China Sea from 128 m to 82– 128 m . Remarks. The specimens agree with the original description of Miyake & Baba (1967) .