Gastroptychus
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Gastroptychus is a genus of squat lobster
s in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
Squat lobster
Squat lobsters are decapod crustaceans of the families Galatheidae, Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae, including the common genera Galathea and Munida. They are not lobsters at all, but are more closely related to porcelain crabs, hermit crabs and then, more distantly, true crabs...
s in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
- Gastroptychus affinis (Chace, 1942)
- Gastroptychus brachyterus Baba, 2005
- Gastroptychus brevipropodus Baba, 1991
- Gastroptychus cavimurus Baba, 1977
- Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902)
- Gastroptychus formosus (Filhol, 1884)
- Gastroptychus hawaiiensis Baba, 1977
- Gastroptychus hendersoni (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
- Gastroptychus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
- Gastroptychus investigatoris (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
- Gastroptychus laevis (Henderson, 1885)
- Gastroptychus meridionalis de Melo-Filho & de Melo, 2004
- Gastroptychus milneedwardsi (Henderson, 1885).
- Gastroptychus novaezelandiae Baba, 1974
- Gastroptychus paucispina Baba, 1991
- Gastroptychus perarmatus (Haig, 1968)
- Gastroptychus rogeri Baba, 2000
- Gastroptychus salvadori Rice & Miller, 1991
- Gastroptychus spinifer (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
- Gastroptychus sternoornatus (Van Dam, 1933)
- Gastroptychus valdiviae (Balss, 1913)