Galathea intermedia explained

Galathea intermedia is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean,[1] as far north as Troms, Norway,[2] south to Dakar and the Mediterranean Sea.[3]

G. intermedia is the smallest species of squat lobster in the North Sea,[4] at a length of only 18mm, and a carapace length of 8.5mm.[3] The whole body is red,[3] with a beige stripe along the back, onto the narrow rostrum.[2] The limbs are semitransparent,[2] and the animal bears several "neon blue" spots on the front of the body that may serve in species recognition.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galathea intermedia . February 25, 2009 . Eli Agbayani . Elijah F. Laxamana . Sealifebase.
  2. Web site: Galathea intermedia . Seawater.no . Kåre Telnes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071222090458/http://www.seawater.no/fauna/Leddyr/pygmetrollhummer.htm . 2007-12-22 .
  3. Book: Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea . M. J. de Kluijver . S. S. Ingalsuo . Galathea intermedia . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001044738/http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=crustacea&id=159 . 1 October 2022 .
  4. . 2003 . 83 . 133–141 . A population study of Galathea intermedia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in the German Bight . Katrin Kronenberger . Michael Türkay . 10.1017/S0025315403006891h .
  5. Observations and possible function of the striking anterior coloration pattern of Galathea intermedia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) . J. M. Hall-Spencer . P. G. Moore . L. U. Sneddon . . 1999 . 79 . 371–372 . 10.1017/s0025315498000459. 10026.1/1365 . free .

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