Classification: Family Galatheidae (Galatids (squat lobsters))


Number of items: 64.

Albino crab (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Tiger
Depth (m): 2750
Behaviour: Crawling

Albino crab (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Tiger
Depth (m): 2750
Behaviour: Scavenging, hunting in musselbed

Cod (2 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155
Behaviour: Feeding

Galatheidae (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon
Depth (m): -2720

Galatheidae (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon
Depth (m): -3286.58

Galatheidae (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon
Depth (m): -650.19

Galatheidae (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon
Depth (m): -1315.5

Galatheidae (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon
Depth (m): -2844.55

General Seabed (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155

Munida sarsi (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank
Depth (m): 217

Munida sarsi (2 files)
Site: Atlantic > Irish Shelf > Cashel
Depth (m): 174
Behaviour: Defensive

Munida sarsi (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Irish Shelf > Cashel
Depth (m): 174
Behaviour: Defensive

Munida sp. and a Pandalid shrimp (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Moving around near squat lobster

Munida squat lobsters (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Northern Tropical Atlantic > Tiof
Depth (m): 1114.6m
Behaviour: A group of squat lobsters possibly feeding on the seabed.

Munidopsis lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Baobab, Ivory Coast
Depth (m): 1290
Behaviour: Swimming, Moving arms and tail

Porella sp. and Squat lobster sp. (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155

Sponges (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Attached alongside squat lobster

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Resting, waiting next to sponge

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Resting on seafloor, waiting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155
Behaviour: hiding under a rock

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155
Behaviour: hiding under a rock

Squat Lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind
North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind

Depth (m): 184

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155
Behaviour: Defence pose

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 147

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Moving, travelling, reacting to ROV

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Interacting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Hiding, sheltering

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding, hunting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding, hunting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Hiding, sheltering, rope

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Hunting, feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Defensive, interacting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Moving, travelling, hiding, sheltering, hole

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: Group moving

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Reacting to ROV, moving

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Moving, hunting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Hunting, feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (4 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Waiting, hunting, arms outstretched, Group, crawling, travelling, Partly buried, Crawling, hunting, moving arms

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Crawling, hunting, travelling

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven
North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven

Depth (m): 600
Behaviour: Hiding beside rock

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > Enfield
Depth (m): 580
Behaviour: Resting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Indian > Arabian Sea > India KKD-1
Depth (m): 2600
Behaviour: Resting

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Feeding, Scavenging

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Feeding, hunting, Scavenging

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Feeding, Scavenging

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Interacting defensively

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Scavenging

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Feeding

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Hunting, scavenging

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: hiding scavenging by rock, urchin, plastic bottle

Squat lobster (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: Hiding inside plastic cup

Squat Lobster (Galatheid) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field
Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field

Depth (m): 750m
Behaviour: Walking on seabed.

Squat Lobster (Galatheid) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field
Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field

Depth (m): 750m
Behaviour: Walking on seabed.

Squat lobster and polychaete worm, NWAD development, West of Shetland (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD)
North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD)

Depth (m): 350
Behaviour: On seabed

Squat lobster feeding on krill (3 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster

Depth (m): 155
Behaviour: Catching and feeding on krill

Unidentified sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion
North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion

Depth (m): 450
Behaviour: On sea bed with cryptic galatheid crustacean

This list was generated on Thu Sep 10 18:14:25 BST 2020.


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