Allogalathea elegans ( Adams & White, 1848 )

Ahyong, Shane T., 2007, Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae, Zootaxa 1593, pp. 1-54 : 13-14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.178624
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5030621
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scientific name	Allogalathea elegans ( Adams & White, 1848 )
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Allogalathea elegans ( Adams & White, 1848) View in CoL

Galathea elegans Adams & White, 1848 View in CoL : pl. 12, fig. 7 [type locality: Philippine Islands].

Galathea deflexifrons Haswell, 1882: 761 [type locality: Albany Passage, Queensland, Australia]. Allogalathea elegans View in CoL . — Baba 1988: 54.

Material examined. Lord Howe Rise: NMNZ, 1 male (TL 3.8 mm), 2 females (TL 2.8–6.5 mm), S of Ball’s Pyramid, 31°52.44’S, 159°14.43’E, 72–82 m, on crinoids, TAN0308/67 #37, 23 May 2003; NIWA 28074, 2 ovigerous females (TL 11.3–11.9 mm), S of Ball’s Pyramid, 31°52.44’S, 159°14.43’E, 72–82 m, TAN0308/ 67 #42, 23 May 2003.

Remarks. Allogalathea elegans is a known crinoid associate and is common throughout the tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific.

Distribution. Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific; intertidal to 146 m ( Baba 1988).