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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Galathea anepipoda
Baba, 1990
Galathea anepipoda
Baba, 1990: 953
, fig. 12 (
Madagascar
,
85–150 m
).—Baba
et al
. 2008: 65 (in part, compilation).
Galathea balssi
.—
Tirmizi & Javed, 1993
: 47
, fig. 21 (off
Somali Republic
,
Mozambique
Channel, and central part of Indian Ocean,
47–165 m
) (not
Galathea balssi
Miyake & Baba, 1967
).
Dubious identifications:
Galathea orientalis
.—
Tirmizi, 1966
: 182
, figs 6–8 (Red Sea, South Arabian Sea,
29–100 m
).
Galathea anepipoda
.—
Baba, 2005
: 74, 243 (Sagami Bay,
Japan
,
366–732 m
, Kei Islands,
245 m
).—
Dong & Li, 2010
: 2, fig. 1 (East
China
Sea,
106–110 m
) (possibly
G. paleroi
n.sp.
).
Material examined
.
Mozambique
. MAINBAZA, Stn CP3132,
25°11.24`S
,
35°01.51’E
,
101–102 m
,
10 Abril 2009
: 1 ov. F
3.3 mm
(MNHN-IU-2013-8306).
Madagascar
.
ATIMO VATAE
, Stn CP3512,
25°15'S
,
47°17'E
,
140–144 m
,
29 April 2010
: 1 ov. F
3.4 mm
(MNHN-IU-2010-4022).—Stn CP3620,
25°47'S
,
46°02'E
,
133–178 m
,
15 May 2010
: 1 ov. F
3.2 mm
(MNHN-IU- 2013-8307).
Remarks
. The specimens illustrated by
Tirmizi & Javed (1993)
, and identified as
G. balssi
, probably belong to
G. anepipoda
. Further analyses should confirm the identity of these specimens, as well as other material collected by
Tirmizi (1966)
,
Baba (2005)
and
Dong & Li (2010)
. The descriptions and illustrations provided by these authors suggest that they do not belong to
G. anepipoda
.
The genetic divergence between
G. anepipoda
and
G. balssi
is quite large (13.1% COI) (
Tab. 1
).
Distribution
. Western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to
Madagascar
and
Mozambique
,
47–
165 m
. The records from
Japan
and East
China
Sea should be revised.