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Black squat lobster

Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814

AnimalsHermit crabs, Galathea crabs, Porcelain crabs... (Anomoures )

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Green squat lobsterBritish English
Schuppiger FurchenkrebsGerman (Germany)
Schuppiger SpringkrebsGerman (Germany)
Schwarze GalatheaGerman (Germany)
Sastre negroEuropean Spanish
Galathée noireFrench (France)
Galathée écailleuseFrench (France)
Galathée glabre (n'est plus utilisé).French (France)
Galathée verteFrench (France)
GalateaItalian (Italy)
Zwarte galatheaDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Galathea squamifera

GBIF — Galathea squamifera

Sources

ROUSSEL Jean-Luc, ANDRÉ Frédéric, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 29/03/2015 : Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/553

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1024

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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