Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004

Macpherson, Enrique & Robainas-Barcia, Aymee, 2015, Species of the genus Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with descriptions of 92 new species, Zootaxa 3913 (1), pp. 1-335 : 133

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:18D06EC6-A61D-4C45-9B5E-52435903556D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3513278
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B3F979-FF77-42A2-FF6D-FBD404A8EE98
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004
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Treatment

Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004 View in CoL

Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004: 93 View in CoL , fig. 3A, B (Ryukyu Islands and Izu Islands, 2–40 m).—Baba et al., 2008: 69 (compilation).— Dong & Li, 2010: 11 View Cited Treatment , fig. 6 (South China Sea, 1–54 m).

Galathea View in CoL sp. B.— Kato & Okuno, 2001: 88, with unnumbered fig. (Izu Islands, 35 m).

Material examined. Papua New Guinea. PAPUA NIUGINI, Stn PB18, 05°06.3'S, 145°49.1'E, 26 m, 30 December 2012: 1 ov. F 3.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-8446).

New Caledonia. Surprises Atoll, Stn 462, 18°20'S, 162°59'E, 40 m, 1 March 1985: 1 M 5.3 mm (MNHN-IU- 2013-8447).

Remarks. The specimens agree well with the description by Osawa (2004). The epipods are present only on P1 ( New Caledonia) and on P1–2 ( Papua New Guinea). No genetic data are available for this species.

Distribution. Japan, Ryukyu Islands and Izu Islands, South China Sea, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia (Surprises Atoll); 1– 54 m.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Malacostraca
Order	Decapoda
Family	Galatheidae
Genus	Galathea