Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans
Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster
Also known as: Feather Star Squat Lobster
Category: Squat Lobsters
Scientific Name: Allogalathea elegans
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 20-300 ft. (6-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia
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. elegans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 246208🔗
iNaturalist ID: 200992🔗

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