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 whiteleggii Grant & McCulloch, 1906 ( Fig. 14 ) Galathea whiteleggii Grant & McCulloch, 1906 : 45 , pl. 4, figs 2, 2a ( type locality: off Wata Mooli, Australia , 99–108 m ). — McNeill 1968 : 33 . — Haig 1973 : 278 , fig. 2g . — Poore 2004 : 232 , fig. 63h. — Baba 2005 : 245 . — Baba et al. 2008 : 81 . Galathea whiteleggei . — Tirmizi & Javed 1993 : 57 , fig. 25. Material examined. South China Sea. MBM069801, 1 male ( 3.5 mm ), St. 6077, 20°5΄N, 113°E, CN K64B- 19, 67 m, sandy mud, AT, 7 Jul.1959 ; MBM069817, 13 males ( 1.6–3.2 mm ), 4 females ( 1.5–2.8 mm ), 7 ovigerous females ( 2.1–3.1 mm ), St. 6107, 19°5΄N, 112°E, CN K147B-7, 92 m, muddy sand, AT, 4 Apr.1960 ; MBM069819, 1 male ( 2.7 mm ), St. 6662, 20°N, 113°5΄E, CN R30A- 1, 104.8 m , muddy sand, 11 Jul.1957 ; MBM069822, 1 male ( 2.5 mm ), St. 6066, 20°30΄N, 113°30΄E, CN K72B-5, muddy sand, AT, 14 Jul.1959 . Hainan Island : MBM 150372 , 1 ovigerous female ( 3.1 mm ), Ganlin, Yulin Harbor, 1 Feb.1959 . Nansha Islands: MBM 150168 , 1 male ( 2.8 mm ), CN 93NS76-10; MBM 150189 , 2 females (2.5, 2.5 mm ), St. 41, 5º30.42΄N, 108º29.29΄E, CN SSB6-15, 93 m, 18 Sep.1994 ; MBM 150234 , 1 ovigerous female ( 2.8 mm ), St. 55, CN SSBVIII5-19, 46 m, muddy sand, 8 Jun.1996 . Distribution. Previously known from South Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Wattamolla, Australia ; 22–108 m ( Baba et al. 2008 indicated the depth record of 2417 m by Tirmizi & Javed (1993) is questionable). Now also known from South China Sea; 46–104.8 m . Remarks. The specimens agree with the previous descriptions of the species. This is the first record for the species from the Chinese waters.