Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990

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 : 3-4

Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990

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Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990: 953 , fig. 12 (Type locality: Madagascar, 150 m); 2005: 74, 243. — Baba et al. 2008: 65.

Galathea balssi . — Tirmizi & Javed 1993: 47, fig. 21 (not Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1967 ).

Material examined. East China Sea. MBM 150241, 1 male (2.2 mm), St. V-9, CN V471B- 15, 106 m, fine sand, AT, 15 Oct.1975; MBM 150253, 1 male (2.4 mm), 3 ovigerous females (2.7–3.3 mm), St. V-9, CN V470B- 38, 110 m, fine sand, AT, 10 Oct.1975.

Distribution. Previously known from Madagascar, Mozambique Channel, off Somali Republic, Red Sea, South Arabian Sea, central part of Indian Ocean, Sagami Bay, Japan; 29– 732 m. Now also known from East China Sea; 106– 110 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree well with Baba’s (1990) description. This is the first record for the species from the Chinese waters.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Galathea anepipoda Baba, 1990, MBM 150253, female. A, carapace and abdomen, dorsal view; B, left cephalic region, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, endopod of left Mxp 3, distal segments omitted, lateral view; D, left P 1, dorsal view; E, right P 2, lateral view; F, sternal plastron; G, pterygostomian flap. Scales = 1 mm.