Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Janetogalathea californiensis
Langosta enana de California, California squat lobster
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Galatheoidea
Family
Munidopsidae
Genus
Janetogalathea
Species
californiensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Galathea californiensis Benedict, 1902
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California and 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, Janetogalathea californiensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25635. Accessed 1 November 2026.