Galathea


Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 73 species . Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters.

Species

As of 2025, Galathea contains the following species:
  • Galathea acerata
  • Galathea acis
  • Galathea aegyptiaca
  • Galathea aequata
  • Galathea albatrossae
  • Galathea amamiensis
  • Galathea amboinensis
  • Galathea anepipoda
  • Galathea australiensis
  • Galathea balssi
  • Galathea bengala
  • Galathea bidens
  • Galathea bimaculata
  • Galathea bolivari
  • Galathea boninensis
  • Galathea brevimana
  • Galathea capillata
  • Galathea cenarroi
  • Galathea consobrina
  • Galathea corallicola
  • Galathea coralliophilus
  • Galathea cymbulaerostris
  • Galathea dispersa
  • Galathea faiali
  • Galathea formosa
  • Galathea genkai
  • Galathea guttata
  • Galathea hispida
  • Galathea inconspicua
  • Galathea inflata
  • Galathea intermedia
  • Galathea keijii
  • Galathea kuboi
  • Galathea labidolepta
  • Galathea latirostris
  • Galathea lenis
  • Galathea longimana
  • Galathea longimanoides
  • Galathea lumaria
  • Galathea machadoi
  • Galathea maculiabdominalis
  • Galathea magnifica
  • Galathea mauritiana
  • Galathea multilineata
  • Galathea nexa
  • Galathea ohshimai
  • Galathea omanensis
  • Galathea orientalis
  • Galathea patae
  • Galathea paucilineata
  • Galathea pilosa
  • Galathea platycheles
  • Galathea pubescens
  • Galathea quinquespinosa
  • Galathea robusta
  • Galathea rostrata
  • Galathea rubromaculata
  • Galathea rufipes
  • Galathea spinimanus
  • Galathea spinosorostris
  • Galathea squamea
  • Galathea squamifera
  • Galathea strigosa
  • Galathea submagnifica
  • Galathea subsquamata
  • Galathea tanegashimae
  • Galathea ternatensis
  • Galathea tropis
  • Galathea tukitukimea
  • Galathea venusta
  • Galathea vitiensis
  • Galathea waiora
  • Galathea whiteleggii
  • Galathea wolffi
  • Galathea yamashitai
  • Galathea bharata
  • Galathea kalingasagara
  • Galathea quadrangularis
  • † ''Galathea? genesis''