Galathea ternatensis De Man , 1902

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 : 63

Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902

( Figs. 3 I, J)

Galathea orientalis var. ternatensis De Man, 1902: 714 .

Galathea ternatensis . — Baba et al. 2008: 80 (compilation).

Material examined. Madagascar, between Nosy Be and Nosy Tanikely, muddy lagoon, 13º27.432'S, 48º14.904'E, 24–25 m, 21 May 2008, 1 M 2.9 mm (UF12548), 2 F 3.4–4.0 mm (UF12544, 14630).

Coloration. Body ground and pereiopods light orange or greenish. P1–4 with some drak stripes.

Distribution. Widely distributed along Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Moluccas (type locality), Sulu Archipelago, Western Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia in the western Pacific. Maldives and Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean at 18– 210 m. The present material from Madagascar was collected at 24– 25 m.

Figures

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.