Allogalathea elegans

Allogalathea elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Galatheidae
Genus:
Allogalathea
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Allogalathea elegans
(Adams & White, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Galathea deflexifrons Haswell, 1882
  • Galathea elegans Adams & White, 1848
  • Galathea grandirostris Stimpson, 1858
  • Galathea longirostris Dana, 1852
  • Galathea longirostris Yokoya, 1936

Allogalathea elegans (known as the feather star squat lobster, crinoid squat lobster or elegant squat lobster) is a species of squat lobster that is sometimes kept in marine aquariums. Despite their common name, they are more closely related to hermit crabs than lobsters.[2]

  1. ^ Gary C. B. Poore & Enrique Macpherson (2009). "Allogalathea elegans (Adams & White, 1848)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Barret, John (October 7, 2014). "Squat lobsters: colorful kings of the ocean floor". Smithsonian Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2020.