Decapoda - Anomura - Galatheidae - Galathea

Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966

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World Distribution
Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia (2015, Zootaxa) - Madagascar, Japan, Mariana Islands, South China Sea (Macclesfield Bank), Indonesia (Gorong Islands), Micronesica, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands, 0–110 m. ?French Polynesia.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-110 m

Mayotte data
Galathea amamiensis - Macpherson & Cléva 2010 : 58 (Mayotte, st. 23, Choizil pass, "Patate à Teddy", 12°40'56.91"S, 44°57'51.63"E, 15-30 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 13 November 2009, outer reef, collapsed barrier, 1 ov. F 2.6 mm, MNHN-Ga7352).

New Caledonia data
Galathea amamiensis - Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015, Zootaxa: 38, New Caledonia, Chesterfield, Loyalty, Lifou, Surprises

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Galathea aff. amamiensis - Peyrot-Clausade, 1989: 115 (Moorea; 30m). - Poupin, 1996a: 19, 77 (Checklist).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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