Decapoda - Anomura - Galatheidae - Galathea
| Galathea aequata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015 |
World Distribution
Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia (2015, Zootaxa) - French Polynesia, Society, Gambier and Tuamotu Islands, 0–23 m.
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)
Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-23 m
New Caledonia data
Galathea cf. mauritiana - Juncker & Poupin (2009: 44, n°393, CRISP Report) - Profondeur : 1-5 m / Source : cette compilation à partir d’un spécimen. - Dubious Id. sensu Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, ?perhaps G. aequata
Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
WALLIS & FUTUNA - Galathea mauritiana - Poupin & Juncker, in preparation (Wallis) 'Dubious Id' sensu Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia (2015, Zootaxa), ?perhaps G. aequata.
FRENCH POLYNESIA - Galathea affinis - Nobili, 1907: 375, pl. 1, fig. 11 (Marutea South, "Ohura" = Hao, "Rikitea and Gatavake" = Mangareva). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 24; 1977b: 213; 1985: 462 (Moorea); 1989: 112, 115 (Moorea, Tikehau; 30m). - Kropp & Birkeland, 1981: 630, tab. 5 (Moorea). - Poupin, 1996a: 19 (Checklist). - Galathea mauritiana - Collins, 1995: not seen (Syn.) - Unpublished specimens - Coll. J. Poupin, det. K. Baba (Moruroa), Moorea fieldwork December 2006, coll. Poupin (Papetoai lagoon, 0.1 m, fringing reef, coral rubbles), det. Poupin, specimens (MNHN) and color photograph. - Field observation, 2006, photograph by P. Bacchet, prov. det. Baba, Tahiti at night, approximately 5 m. - Leray, 2012: 199, Thesis, fig. D2-W, Moorea. - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 239, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti), also Galathea sp. - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (Moorea).
Galathea aequata Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015, Zootaxa: 31, synonymy, Holotype: French Polynesia. Society Islands. Moorea Island, 17.4964°S, 149.7528°W, 0–1 m, 20 June 2006: 1 M 4.1 mm (UF9860); Paratypes: French Polynesia. Society Islands. Moorea Island, 17.5311°S, 149.9053°W, 0–2 m, 22 June 2005: 1 M 3.0 mm (UF10006), 1 M 3.3 mm, 1 ov. F 3.1 mm (UF10007).— N shore of Moorea, 3–5 m, 13 April 2006: 1 M 2.1 mm (UF9614).— NE corner of Moorea lagon, 0–2 m, 4 May 2006: 1 M 2.0 mm (UF9491).— Opunohu Bay, 3.5–4.5 m, 26 May 2006: 1 ov. F 3.0 mm (UF9424), 1 ov. F 3.3 mm (UF9620).— June–August 2006: 1 M 2.2 mm (UF13852). 17.4747°S, 149.8128°W, no depth: 2 ov. F 2.2–2.3 mm, 1 F 2.2 mm (UF10270), 1 M 2.9 mm (UF10280), 1 ov. F 2.7 mm (UF10281), 1 M 1.9 mm (UF10282).— 17.4775°S, 149.8412°W, 1–2 m, 18 October 2008: 1 M 4.1 mm (UF15761). Paorea Point, 0–0.5 m, 19 October 2008: 1 ov. F 2.7 mm (UF18369).— June 2009:1 ov. F 3.0 mm (UF37852).— 17.4824°S, 149.824°W, 1 m,1 November 2010: 1 M 2.2 mm (UF28828).
French Polynesia. Tuamotu Islands. 18 October 1965: 1 ov. F 3.2 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-9738).— 16 October 1965: 1 ov. F 3.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-9739).— Mururoa Atoll, ref. 248, 1965: 1 M 3.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-9737).— April 1996: 3 M 3.6–4.0 mm, 2 ov. F 3.6–4.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-14170).— Makemo Atoll, April 2009: 1 M 3.6 mm (UF18685).— Hao Atoll, 18.0709°S, 140.9822°W, 0.5–2 m, 17 January 2013: 1 ov. F 2.1 mm (UF35295).
French Polynesia. Gambier Islands. Terevai Island, 23.144°S, 135.0968°W, 13.7 m, 30 January 2013: 1 M 3.9 mm (UF35419).— 23.1548°S, 135.0189°W, 23.2 m, 2 February 2013, 1 M 1.3 mm.— 23.1517°S, 135.0554°W, 0.5–9 m, 8 February 2013: 1 M 2.0 mm (UF35498).
Comment(s) on data
Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia (2015, Zootaxa) - The new species resembles G. mauritiana Bouvier, 1914 and G. acis n. sp. (for details, see Remarks for these species). Previous records of G. affinis from French Polynesia, are likely to be G. aequata, and should be confirmed after the examination of the specimens.
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database