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Squat lobsters contain a total of around 60 genera, [19] [20] divided into over 900 recognized species; more than 120 undescribed species likely exist. [21] It is likely that squat lobsters underwent deep sea colonization multiple times in evolutionary history. [17]
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.
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]
Munida quadrispina is a species of squat lobster. It was originally introduced to science by James E. Benedict in 1902. [ 1 ] This and other species of squat lobsters are sometimes referred to as "pinch bugs".
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.
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Munidopsis is a genus of squat lobster. It is the second largest of all the genera of squat lobsters, after Munida, with over 200 species. [1] Its members are mainly found on continental slopes and on abyssal plains. [1] A few fossil species are also known, [2] including specimens from the Campanian .
A. Acanthogalathea; Acanthogalathea feldmanni; Acanthogalathea parva; Acanthogalathea squamosa; Agononida; Agononida africerta; Agononida alisae; Agononida andrewi