Allogalathea elegans (Adams & White, 1848)
Elegant squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans
photo by Harasti, David

Family:  Galatheidae (squat lobsters)
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 146 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 8423. Epizoic (Ref. 106854). Associated with crinoids (Refs. 100838, 100851).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Corregidor, BMNH 1843 (syntype for Galathea elegans) (Ref. 75124). Reported from Sulu Archipelago (Ref. 78400), off southeastern Mindanao, between Samar and Leyte, Sibuyan Sea, Luzon Strait off Batan (Ref. 76892). C: Ref. 79164, 81840; O: Ref. 75124, 76892, 78400.

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