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Squad lobster Philippines. Dark water lily and squad lobster on it. Allogalathea elegans,squad lobster Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Squad lobster

Philippines. Dark water lily and squad lobster on it.

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
    Lion
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    Great colors and very long arms compared to the animal itself. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    hi Andrey, I was looking to identify this awesome specie and saw a black and white morph similar to your photo here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allogalathea

    Do you think that's the correct specie?     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Andrey Narchuk's profile
      Andrey Narchuk
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      Yes
      Allogalathea=squad lobster
      it has color like it's home - water lily       Posted 12 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks for confirming. Really a remarkeable creature! Posted 12 years ago

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The Elegant Squat Lobster

"Allogalathea elegans" is a species of squat lobster that is sometimes kept in marine aquariums. It is the only species in the genus "Allogalathea".

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Andrey Narchuk

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Uploaded Oct 8, 2012. Captured Jan 13, 2012 06:39.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm