Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

Dong, Chao & Li, Xinzheng, 2010, Reports of Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from Chinese waters, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 2687, pp. 1-28 : 20

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

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Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969b: 16 , fig. 4 (type locality: Off Nishino-omote, Tanega-shima Island, Southern Kyushu, Japan, 15–30 m). — Ahyong 2007: 14 , fig. 7. — Baba et al. 2008: 80 . — Baba et al. 2009: 127, figs 107– 109.

Galathea spinosorostris . — Tirmizi 1966: 181, figs 4B, 5. — Wu et al. 1998: 9, figs 15, 21B. — Kawamoto & Okuno 2003: 95, unnumbered figure (not G. spinosorostris Dana, 1852 ).

Material examined. South China Sea. Hainan Island: MBM 150329, 1 male (3.0 mm), Dadonghai, Sanya , CN CJ97C-585, 5– 9 m, 3 Dec.1997; MBM 150352, 2 ovigerous females (2.0, 3.1 mm), Dadonghai, Sanya , CN CJ972-353, 7– 10 m, DC, 21 Nov.1997. Xisha Islands: MBM 150113, 1 male (2.7 mm), Luohuo, Lingyang Island, 5 m, 28 Mar.1975.MBM 150118, 1 ovigerous female (2.2 mm), Shanhu Island, 25 Mar.1975. Nansha Islands: MBM 150208, 1 ovigerous female (2.7 mm), Nanpingjiao, CN SSFV-31-27, 2 Aug.1988.

Distribution. Previously known from Somalia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Taiwan, Southern Kyushu, Japan, Lord Howe Rise; 3– 165 m. Now also known from South China Sea; 5– 10 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree quite well with the original description and illustrations of Baba (1969), as well as the additional species account of Baba et al. (2009).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969, MBM 150352, ovigerous female. A, carapace and abdomen, dorsal view; B, right cephalic region, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, endopod of right Mxp 3, distal segments omitted, lateral view; D, left P 1, dorsal view; E, left P 2, lateral view; F, left P 3, lateral view; G, left P 4, lateral view; H, sternal plastron; I, pterygostomian flap. Scales = 1 mm.