Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Twin-Spotted Squat Lobster
Galathea bimaculata
Twin-Spotted Squat Lobster
Category: Squat Lobsters
Scientific Name: Galathea bimaculata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Galatheidae (Family)
          └Galathea (Genus)
           └G. bimaculata (Species)

Crustaceans
Squat Lobsters

Twin-Spotted Squat Lobster

Galathea sp. 1

Hairy Squat Lobster

Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster

Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster



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