Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Panulirus femoristriga
langosta de roca tropical, Tropical rock lobster
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Macrura Reptantia
Family
Palinuridae
Genus
Panulirus
Species
femoristriga
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Distribution: Japon, Twaiwan, Filipinas, Australia to Oriental Islands of Micronesia and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands).
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Panulirus femoristriga", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8433. Accessed 30 April 2025.