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Galathea aequata Squat Lobster

Galathea aequata is commonly referred to as Squat Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
14259 
AphiaID:
832349 
Scientific:
Galathea aequata 
German:
Springkrebs 
English:
Squat Lobster 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Galatheidae (Family) > Galathea (Genus) > aequata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015 
Occurrence:
French Polynesia, Marschall Islands, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 1 Meter 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-11-20 20:30:31 

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Galathea aequata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015

These variable small galatheids are common on lagoon reefs and in the Kwajalein reef quarries. They all possess a small dark spot surrounded by white just above the base of the claw.

The name "aequata" from the Latin aequatus, equality, in reference to the similiraty with Galathea mauritiana.

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 20.11.2021.
  2. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 20.11.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.11.2021.

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