Squat lobsters (Decapoda: Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea) from Saya de Malha Bank, SW Indian Ocean, with the descriptions of three new species
Specimens of galatheoid and chirostyloid squat lobsters were collected during a scientific cruise to the Saya de Malha Bank in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Nineteen species were identified, including three new species belonging to the genera Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 1974, Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Trapezionida Macpherson & Baba, 2022. The present paper provides systematic accounts of the three new species, along with new locality records of other species. Molecular data are provided to support the identification and differentiation of each new species.
Authors
- Enrique Macpherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4849-4532)
- Annie Machordom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-0809)
Institutions
- Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (ES)
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Taxonomy
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3031
- Primary Topic
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Gobierno del Principado de Asturias
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle