Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea babai
Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Category: Squat Lobsters
Scientific Name: Allogalathea babai
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Galatheidae (Family) Squat Lobsters
          └Allogalathea (Genus)
           └A. babai (Species)
WoRMS ID: 574317🔗
iNaturalist ID: 319788🔗

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