Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Uroptychus granulatus
Squat lobster
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Chirostyloidea
Family
Chirostylidae
Genus
Uroptychus
Species
granulatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C. B., Bernot, J., Brandão, S. N., Daly, M., De Grave, S., de Voogd, N. J., Gofas, S., Hernandez, F., Mees, J., Neubauer, T. A., Paulay, G., van der Meij, S., Boydens, B., Dekeyzer, S., Goharimanesh, M., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Ackerfield, J., Zullini, A (2026) World Register of Marine Species 2026 Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. Accessed 2026-05-14. doi:10.14284/170
- Benedict, J. E Hinds, W. E., & Dall, W. H. (1902) Description of a new genus and forty-six new species of crustaceans of the family Galatheidae, with a list of the known marine species. (Vol. 26, No. 1311-1312). US Government Printing Office.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Uroptychus granulatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25630. Accessed 6 November 2026.