Species of crustacean
Galathea intermedia is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae.[2] It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean,[3] as far north as Troms, Norway,[4] south to Dakar and the Mediterranean Sea.[5]
G. intermedia is the smallest species of squat lobster in the North Sea,[6] at a length of only 18 millimetres (0.71 in), and a carapace length of 8.5 mm (0.33 in).[5] The whole body is red,[5] with a beige stripe along the back, onto the narrow rostrum.[4] The limbs are semitransparent,[4] and the animal bears several "neon blue" spots on the front of the body that may serve in species recognition.[7]
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