Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011

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

Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011

Material examined

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN – Saya de Malha Bank • 1 ov. ♀ (4.5 mm); SAYA stn YR09; 09°55.3′ S, 60°54′ E: 19 m depth; 8 Nov. 2022; MNHN-IU-2022-330 • 1 ♂ (2.0 mm), 1 ov. ♀ (4.2 mm); SAYA stn YR15; 10°22.7′ S; 62°07.7′ E; 24 m depth; 10 Nov. 2022; MNHN-IU-2021-5794 • 1 juv. (1.5 mm); SAYA stn YR17; 10°12.1′ S, 62°09.1′ E; 27 m depth; 11 Nov. 2022; MNHN-IU-2021-5795 .

Distribution

Previously known from Mozambique, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia (Gorong Island), Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Chesterfield Islands, between 44 and 120 m deep. Usually living on crinoids. The present material was collected in Saya de Malha Bank, at depths of 19– 27 m.