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The systematics of squat lobsters and the classification of deep-sea squat lobsters is an area of active research due to the limited fossil record. [16] Deep-sea squat lobsters, existing at depths greater than 200m, are classified in the Mundidiae and Munidopsidae families of the superfamily Galatheoidea. [ 15 ]
Lauriea siagiani is a small squat lobster, up to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long. It differs from the only other species in the genus, Lauriea gardineri by a number of features, but most obviously by the coloration: L. gardineri is pale brown with darker bands, while L. siagiani is orange or pink with red or purplish markings.
Allogalathea elegans (known as the feather star squat lobster, crinoid squat lobster or elegant squat lobster) is a species of squat lobster that is sometimes kept in marine aquariums. Despite their common name, they are more closely related to hermit crabs than lobsters.
Kiwa tyleri, the Hoff crab, is a species of deep-sea squat lobster in the family Kiwaidae, which lives on hydrothermal vents near Antarctica. [1] The crustacean was given its English nickname in 2010 by UK deep-sea scientists aboard the RRS James Cook, owing to resemblance between its dense covering of setae on the ventral surface of the exoskeleton and the hairy chest of the actor David ...
This squat lobster is found in Eastern Pacific waters from Sitka, Alaska to the Coronado Islands, Baja California, including Puget Sound. [3] It is found in water depths from 12 to 1463 meters. These animals favor rocky bottoms and rock faces in areas of low current. The low current often results in a silty habitat.
G. squamifera is found from Norway to the Azores and in the Mediterranean Sea, [3] and is the most commonly found species of squat lobster on the shores of Northern Europe. [4] It lives between the low water mark and depths of about 70 metres (230 ft), [3] under stones and in rock fissures. [4]
Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. [3] It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 73 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean) [2] (several more have been described more recently [3]). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters. [2]
Munida gregaria, commonly known as the gregarious squat lobster, [2] is a species of squat lobster found along the eastern seaboard of the South Island of New Zealand, [3] around the southern coast of Tasmania and in a few locations around the southern parts of South America and Tierra del Fuego.