Lauriea siagiani

Lauriea siagiani
	Lauriea siagiani in a giant barrel sponge
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Galatheidae
Genus:	Lauriea
Species:	L. siagiani
Binomial name
	Lauriea siagiani; Baba, 1994

Lauriea siagiani, also known as the pink hairy squat lobster or the fairy crab, is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae, genus Lauriea.^[2]

Description

Lauriea siagiani is a small squat lobster, up to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long. It differs from the only other species in the genus, Lauriea gardineri by a number of features, but most obviously by the coloration: L. gardineri is pale brown with darker bands, while L. siagiani is orange or pink with red or purplish markings.^[1]

Distribution and ecology

Lauriea siagiani is found around the giant sponge Xestospongia testudinaria, and has been recorded from Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.^[3]

Taxonomy

Lauriea siagiani was described in 1994 by Keiji Baba; the specific epithet commemorates Wilhelm Siagian, who collected the type material.^[1] The species had been previously illustrated by the photographer Roger Steene (as "Galathea sp."), from which Baba recognised that it must represent a new species.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Keiji Baba (1994). "Lauriea siagiani, a new galatheid (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from Bali, Indonesia". Crustacean Research. 23: 40–45.
^ Enrique Macpherson (2012). "Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
^ Masayuki Osawa & Junji Okuno (2004). "Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheidae) from Hachijo-jima Island, the Izu Islands, Japan" (PDF). Biogeography. 6: 57–62.

External links

Data related to Lauriea siagiani at Wikispecies
ZooBank
Explorer's Log - Image and occurrence point data, link to video
Photos of Lauriea siagiani on Sealife Collection

[Baba-1] Keiji Baba (1994). "Lauriea siagiani, a new galatheid (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from Bali, Indonesia". Crustacean Research. 23: 40–45.

[2] Enrique Macpherson (2012). "Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

[3] Masayuki Osawa & Junji Okuno (2004). "Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Galatheidae) from Hachijo-jima Island, the Izu Islands, Japan" (PDF). Biogeography. 6: 57–62.

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