APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814 - Scaly or Black squat lobster (Crustaceans)
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Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- top view 1

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- top view 2

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- top view 3

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- head 1

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- head 2

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- claw 1

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- abdomen 1

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- abdomen with eggs 1

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- abdomen with eggs 2

Scaly or Black squat lobster
Galathea squamifera
- eggs close-up 1

This species is a species of the lowershore and can be commonly found under rocks and stones on very low spring tides.

Images of this species taken at Long Rock, near Penzance, Cornwall. 17.04.11; and at other locations across Devon and Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Galathea squamifera, Black squat lobster, Scaly squat lobster, Oprolkreeft, Zwarte Galathea, Galathee Noire, Schwarze Galathea.

 

 

Galathea squamifera Scaly Black squat lobster Crustacean Images
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