Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

Macpherson, Enrique & Cleva, Régis, 2010, Shallow-water squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from Mayotte (Comoros Island), La Réunion and Madagascar, with the description of a new genus and two new species, Zootaxa 2612, pp. 57-68 : 62

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969

( Figs. 3 G, H)

Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969: 16 , fig. 4. — Baba et al. 2008: 80 (compilation). — Baba et al. 2009: 127, figs. 107–109.

Material examined. Mayotte. Stn 12a, reef La Prévoyante, 12°41'34.70"S, 45°09'59.99"E, 6–11 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 0 6 November 2009, coral bottom with Acropora , 1 M 1.8 mm, 1 ov. F 2.5 mm, 1 F 2.1 mm (MNHN-Ga7341). — Stn 14, La Prudente bank, 12°38'50.68"S, 44°58'41.93"E, 15–17 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 0 9 November 2009, coral boulders on sand bottom, 5 M 2.0– 4.3 mm, 2 ov. F 3.0– 3.7 mm, 1 F 2.7 mm (MNHN-Ga7342). — Stn 17, North Reef, 12°34'49.93"S, 45°05'52.62"E, 22 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 10 November 2009, outer reef, coral boulders on sand bottom, 3 M 2.0– 4.2 mm, 7 ov. F 2.1–4.0 mm (MNHN-Ga7343). — Stn 20b, Ilot M'tzamboro, western reef, 12°39'30.18"S, 45°00'42.76"E, 10–15 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 12 November 2009, near collapsed reef, steep sand slope, 1 ov. F 2.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7344). — Stn 21b, Ilot Choizil, east of Malandzamiayatsini, 12°40'22.74"S, 45°03'47.46"E, 15–20 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 12/11/2009, fringing reef and outer slope, 1 M 3.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7345). — Stn 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. Delmas coll., 13 November 2009, outer reef, collapsed barrier, 1 M 2.7 mm, 1 ov. F 2.1 mm (MNHN-Ga7346). — Stn 25, Ilot M'tzamboro, southern tip, 12°39'30.18"S, 45°01'38.65"E, 15–20 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 14 November 2009, slope with accretions of coral blocks, 2 M 3.1–3.2 mm, 2 ov. F 2.2–3.1 mm (MNHN-Ga7347). — Stn 28, Ilot Mbouini, east, 13°00'27.42"S, 45°08'16.96"E, 3–20 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 17 November 2009, high tide, outer reef and slope, 1 M 2.7 mm (MNHN-Ga7348). — Stn 32, Ilot M'tzamboro, north east, 12°38'09.54"S, 45°02'27.12"E, 6–21 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 19 November 2009, huge Acropora coral boulder, 1 ov. F 2.9 mm (MNHN-Ga7349).

Madagascar, Nosy Be, W of Hellville, 13º25.164'S, 48º15.63'E, 6–9 m, 17 May 2008, 1 M 3.8 mm (UF14413).

Coloration. Body base color and pereiopods reddish or greenish. Juncture area between palm and fingers white forming a whitish X-marking; some white dots on abdomen.

Distribution. Previously known from West Pacific from southern Kyushu, Japan (type locality) to Lord Howe Rise, and East Indian Ocean from Zanzibar and Somalia, in corals, rocks and sponges, at 10– 165 m. The present material from Mayotte was collected at 3–30 m, on corals.

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FIGURE 3. A, Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875, Madagascar, Nosy Be, ov. F 3.6 mm (UF 14013), dorsal view. B, Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875, Madagascar, Nosy Be, M 3.0 mm (UF 14576), dorsal view. C, Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914, Madagascar, Nosy Be, ov. F 3.6 mm (UF 14334), dorsal view. D, Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914, Mayotte, ov. F 3.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7335), dorsal view. E, Galathea denticulata new species, Mayotte, holotype, M 2.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7338), dorsal view. F, Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852, Mayotte, M 3.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7340), dorsal view. G, Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969, Madagascar, Nosy Be, M 3.8 mm (UF 14413), dorsal view. H, Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969, Mayotte, ov. F 3.7 mm (MNHN-Ga 7342), dorsal view. I, Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902, Madagascar, Nosy Be, F 4.0 mm (UF 12554), dorsal view. J, Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902, Madagascar, Nosy Be, F 3.4 mm (UF 14630), dorsal view. K, Macrothea bouchardi new species, Mayotte, holotype, M 3.5 mm (MNHN-Ga 7350), dorsal view. L, Sadayoshia edwardsii (Miers, 1884), Mayotte, M 4.6 mm (MNHN-Ga 7351). Photographs: Madagascar, G. Paulay; Mayotte, J. Poupin & R. Cleva.