Decapoda - Anomura - Galatheidae - Allogalathea

Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011

4 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Macpherson & Machordom (2011: 256, Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) - Japan, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Guam, South China Sea, Christmas Islands, Indonesia (east coast of Marsegu Island, Banda Sea, Banda Island), Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Chesterfield, and Loyalty Islands, Dampier Archipelago, and Western Australia. Depth range: 10–48 m, usually on crinoids (O. bennetti)

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with echinoderms

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 10-80 m

Mayotte data
Allogalathea babai - Poupin et al., 2022, Naturae, MNHN, https://doi.org/10.5852/naturae2022a8 : 147. - Mayotte, Photo Gabriel Barathieu, December 15, 2019, Sanctutum 60-80 m, in crinoid Cenometra aff. Bella, transmitted by T. Mulocheau January 2020, pre-det on photo J. Poupin (first id. as A. elegans, corrected Sept. 2020).
KWD - Mesophotic, Det OK, First for Mayotte, Associated echinoderm, Deepest record

New Caledonia data
Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011: 249, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society - New Caledonia. Lagoon, Touho, in front of Kohé, 8 September 1993: 21 M 2.9–4.8 mm, eight ovig. F 4.7–8.5 mm (MNHN-Ga7419), one ovig. F 8.7 mm (MNHN-Ga7420, Allo17), one ovig. F 7.6 mm (MNHN-Ga7421, Allo18), one ovig. F 6.5 mm (MNHN-Ga7422, Allo19), one ovig. F 4.7 mm (MNHN-Ga7423, Allo22), one M 4.7 mm (MNHNGa7424, Allo34), one ovig. F 4.3 mm (MNHN-Ga7425, Allo36), one ovig. F 5.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7429, Allo21); 30 August 1993: one ovig. F 6.9 mm, one F 2.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga7355). Touho Bank, 10 m: one M 2.5 mm (MNHN-Ga7426); Touho Bank, 28 August 1993: one M 4.9 mm
(MNHN-Ga7356). Chesterfield Islands. Corail 2. Stn CP90, 19°03?S, 158°56?E, 26 July 1988, 44–48 m: one M 6.1 mm, one
ovig. F 8.0 mm (MNHN-Ga7357). Loyalty Islands. Lifou Island. Lifou 2000. Stn 1440, 20°47.2?S, 167°08.6?E, 11–16 November 2000: 15–35 m: one M 2.8 mm, one ovig. F 3.8 mm (MNHNGa7358); one M 3.3 mm (MNHN-7359, Allo2); one ovig. F 4.9 mm (MNHN-Ga7360); 19 November 2000, dive: one M 3.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7361, Allo4).

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