Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae Author Ahyong, Shane T. text Zootaxa 2007 1593 1 54 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.178624 7466bbb6-f889-4e40-b22d-e3aee96f9acb 1175-5326 178624 Allogalathea elegans ( Adams & White, 1848 ) Galathea elegans Adams & White, 1848 : pl. 12, fig. 7 [ type locality: Philippine Islands ]. Galathea deflexifrons Haswell, 1882 : 761 [ type locality: Albany Passage, Queensland, Australia ]. Allogalathea elegans . — Baba 1988 : 54 . Material examined. Lord Howe Rise: NMNZ , 1 male (TL 3.8 mm ), 2 females (TL 2.8–6.5 mm ), S of Ball’s Pyramid, 31°52.44’S , 159°14.43’E , 72–82 m , on crinoids, TAN0308/67 #37, 23 May 2003 ; NIWA 28074, 2 ovigerous females (TL 11.3–11.9 mm ), S of Ball’s Pyramid, 31°52.44’S , 159°14.43’E , 72–82 m , TAN0308/ 67 #42, 23 May 2003 . Remarks. Allogalathea elegans is a known crinoid associate and is common throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific. Distribution. Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific; intertidal to 146 m ( Baba 1988 ).