Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Galatheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Galatheidae (Family)
        └Galathea (Genus)

Crustaceans
Squat Lobsters

Twin-Spotted Squat Lobster

Galathea sp. 1

Hairy Squat Lobster

Common Squat Lobster

Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster

Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster



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