Galathea balssi
Appearance
Galathea balssi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Galatheidae |
Genus: | Galathea |
Species: | G. balssi
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Binomial name | |
Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
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Galathea balssi is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae.[1] It is found throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific.[2] Galathea balssi is a small crustacean, growing up to 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in carapace length, including the rostrum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b Sadayoshi Miyake & Keiji Baba (1964). "Two new species of Galathea from Japan and the East China Sea" (PDF). Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 13 (1): 205–211.