Galathea boucheti Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015

Macpherson, Enrique & Machordom, Annie, 2025, Squat lobsters (Decapoda: Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea) from Saya de Malha Bank, SW Indian Ocean, with the descriptions of three new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 1012, pp. 27-48 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3031
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:32FF1B4A-61F2-4ECF-A080-195F224E309B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994984
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87CC-E12F-D615-EEB6-FA4CFD2FB90A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Galathea boucheti Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015
status

Treatment

Material examined

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN – Saya de Malha Bank • 1 ♂ (2.2 mm); SAYA stn YR05; 10°37.2′ S, 60°10.3′ E; 39 m depth; 6 Nov. 2022; MNHN-IU-2021-5792 GoogleMaps • 1 ov. ♀ (2.6 mm); SAYA stn YR31; 16°36.1′ S, 59°30.4′ E; 30 m depth; 21 Nov. 2022; MNHN-IU-2021-5812 GoogleMaps .

Distribution

Red Sea, Madagascar, South China Sea (Macclesfield Bank), Vanuatu, on rocky and coral areas, at 2– 77 m. Saya de Malha Bank at 30– 39 m.