Species of the genus Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with descriptions of 92 new species
Author
Macpherson, Enrique
Author
Robainas-Barcia, Aymee
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Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1
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Galathea kuboi
Miyake & Baba, 1967
Galathea kuboi
Miyake & Baba, 1967a
: 205
, fig. 2 (off Daiozaki,Mie Prefecture,
Japan
).—
Baba, 1988
: 75
(off N Mindanao and South
China
Sea off SW Luzon,
Philippines
,
366–392 m
).—
Komai, 2000
: 352
(list).—
Baba, 2005
: 77
, fig. 26, 244 (key, synonymies, Kei Islands,
Indonesia
,
290 m
).—Baba
et al
., 2008: 71 (compilation).
Material examined
.
Philippines
. MUSORSTOM 2, Stn CP49,
13°38'N
,
121°44'E
,
416–425 m
,
26 November 1980
: 1 M
5.1 mm
(MNHN-IU-2013-8336), 1 ov. F
6.2 mm
(MNHN-IU-2013-8337), 1 ov. F
7.7 mm
(MNHN-IU- 2013-8335).
Remarks
. The specimens from the
Philippines
agree quite well with the original description and other studies.
Galathea kuboi
is closely related to
G
.
nuda
n. sp.
from
French Polynesia
and Chesterfield Islands, and
G
.
setigera
n. sp.
from
Indonesia
(see Remarks of
G. setigera
). No genetic data are available for
G. kuboi
.
Distribution
.
Japan
,
Philippines
,
Indonesia
(Kei Islands),
290–
425 m
.