Galatea (crustacean)

Japanese: ガラテア(甲殻類) - がらてあ
Galatea (crustacean)

…A general term (illustration) for crustaceans belonging to the Galatheidae family, a type of hermit crab that is intermediate between shrimps and crabs. Its external shape is more similar to that of a shrimp, and it is named after its folded abdomen, but it is also called Galatea from its basic genus name, Galathea . Its body is flat dorsally and ventrally, with many transverse stripes. …

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Japanese:

…コシオリエビ科Galatheidaeに属する甲殻類の総称(イラスト)で,エビ類とカニ類の中間の異尾類(ヤドカリ類)の仲間である。外形はむしろエビ類に近く,腹部を折り曲げているのでこの名があるが,基本となる属名Galatheaからそのままガラテアとも呼ばれる。体は背腹に平らで,多くの横筋がある。…

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