Gastroptychus Explained

Gastroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:^[1]

• Gastroptychus affinis (Chace, 1942)
• Gastroptychus brachyterus Baba, 2005
• Gastroptychus brevipropodus Baba, 1991
• Gastroptychus cavimurus Baba, 1977
• Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902)
• Gastroptychus formosus (Filhol, 1884)
• Gastroptychus hawaiiensis Baba, 1977
• Gastroptychus hendersoni (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
• Gastroptychus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
• Gastroptychus investigatoris (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
• Gastroptychus laevis (Henderson, 1885)
• Gastroptychus meridionalis de Melo-Filho & de Melo, 2004
• Gastroptychus milneedwardsi (Henderson, 1885).
• Gastroptychus novaezelandiae Baba, 1974
• Gastroptychus paucispina Baba, 1991
• Gastroptychus perarmatus (Haig, 1968)
• Gastroptychus rogeri Baba, 2000
• Gastroptychus salvadori Rice & Miller, 1991
• Gastroptychus spinifer (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
• Gastroptychus sternoornatus (Van Dam, 1933)
• Gastroptychus valdiviae (Balss, 1913)

Notes and References

1. . Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura – families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae) . Keiji Baba . Enrique Macpherson . Gary C. B. Poore . Shane T. Ahyong . Adriana Bermudez . Patricia Cabezas . Chia-Wei Lin . Martha Nizinski . Celso Rodrigues . Kareen E. Schnabel . 1905 . 1–220 . 2008.