Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004

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 : 11-12

Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004

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Galathea sp. B. — Kato & Okuno 2001: 88, unnumbered fig.

Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004: 93 , fig. 3A, B (type locality: Ryukyu Islands and Izu Islands). — Baba et al. 2008: 69.

Material examined. South China Sea. MBM069823, 1 male (5.4 mm), St. 6224, 17.75°N, 109°E, CN N219B-177, 54 m, coarse mud, sand and shell, AT, 16 May 1960. Hainan Island: MBM 150114, 1 ovigerous female (4.9 mm), Xincun Harbor, CN 92C-271, 1– 3 m, DC, living coral, 26–27 Mar.1992; MBM 150287, 1 male (4.1 mm), 2 ovigerous females (4.0, 4.3 mm), Yalong Bay, Yezhu Island, 7 m, from living Pocillopora sp., 22 Mar.1992; MBM 150288, 1 male (5.4 mm), Yalong Bay, Yezhu Island, 8 m, dead coral, 27 Mar.1992; MBM 150307, 1 female (3.3 mm), CN 90C–665, Yalong Bay, Yezhu Island, 6–11 m, DC, 25 Nov.1990.

Distribution. Previously known from Izu Islands, Ryukyu Islands; 2– 40 m. Now also known from South China Sea; 1– 54 m.

Remarks. The specimens agree well with Osawa’s (2004) descripton and illustrations. This is the first record for the species from the Chinese waters.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Galathea guttata Osawa, 2004, MBM 150114, ovigerous femle. A, carapace and abdomen, dorsal view; B, left cephalic region, showing antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view; C, endopod of right Mxp 3, distal segments omitted, lateral view; D, right P 1, dorsal view; E, right P 2, lateral view; F, right P 3, lateral view; G, right P 4, lateral view; H, sternal plastron; I, pterygostomian flap. Scales = 1 mm.