Lauriea siagiani

Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994
Pink Squad Lobster

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Family:	Galatheidae (squat lobsters)
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Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 7 - 382 m
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Found in the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth (Ref. 100807). Specimen from Japan was collected from the external surface of a cup-shaped sponge (Callyspongia elegans), and was also found among folds on the extensor base of a barrel sponge Xestospongia sp. This species has occasionally been photographed in shallow waters on the surface of Xestospongia testudinaria in Bali, Indonesi, and the Philippines (Ref. 79378).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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