Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Panulirus femoristriga (von Martens, 1872)

langosta de roca tropical, Tropical rock lobster

Taxonomy

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

Distribution: Japon, Twaiwan, Filipinas, Australia to Oriental Islands of Micronesia and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands).

References

  • 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.