WoRMS taxon details
Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793)
392883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:392883)
accepted
Species
Galathea gregaria Fabricius, 1793 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Galathea subrugosa Miers, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Galathea subrugosa White, 1847 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Grimothea novaezelandiae Filhol, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grimothea novae-zelandiae Filhol, 1885 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
Munida australiensis Henderson, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Munida subrugosa var. australiensis Henderson, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Galathea gregaria Fabricius, 1793) Fabricius, J.C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. [Improved and Enhanced Systematic Entomology. According to the Classes, Orders, Genera, Species Adjacent Synonyms, Localities, Observations, and Descriptions.]. <em>Proft, Christian Gottlob (Kopenhagen) , Hafniae.</em> 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details] 
Type locality contained in Patagonian Shelf
type locality contained in Patagonian Shelf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=392883 on 2026-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Galathea gregaria Fabricius, 1793) Fabricius, J.C. (1793). Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonimis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. [Improved and Enhanced Systematic Entomology. According to the Classes, Orders, Genera, Species Adjacent Synonyms, Localities, Observations, and Descriptions.]. <em>Proft, Christian Gottlob (Kopenhagen) , Hafniae.</em> 2: i-viii + 1-519., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36532 [details]
original description (of Galathea subrugosa White, 1847) White, A. (1847). List of the Specimens of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum: London.</em> i-viii, 1-141 [For date of publication see Sherborn, 1926: 272]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1317596 [details]
original description (of Grimothea novae-zelandiae Filhol, 1885) Filhol, H. (1885). Crustacés. In: Mission de l'Île Campbell. Recherches zoologiques, botaniques et géologiques faites à l'Île Campbell et Nouvelle Zélande. Recueil de Mémoires, Rapports et Documents relatifs à l'Observation du Passage de Vénus sur le Soleil. Gauthier-Villars, Paris, vol. 3(2) (Text), 349–510; vol. 3(2) (Atlas), pls. 38–55. [details]
original description (of Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852) Dana, J.D. (1852). Crustacea, Part I. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. C. Sherman: Phildelphia.</em> 13: i-viii + 1-685. [details]
original description (of Munida subrugosa var. australiensis Henderson, 1888) Henderson, J.R. (1888). Report on the Anomura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 69): i-xi, 1-221, pls. 1-21., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-69/README.htm [details]
original description (of Galathea subrugosa Miers, 1874) Miers, E.J. (1874). Crustacea. In: Richardson, J. & J. E. Gray (eds.), The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London, vol. II: 1-5; Pls. I-IV. [details]
basis of record Baba, K.; Macpherson, E.; Poore, G.; Ahyong, S.; Bermudez, A.; Cabezas, P.; Lin, C.-W.; Nizinski, M.; Rodrigues, C.; Schnabel, K. (2008). Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura - families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1905: 1-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1905.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Galathea subrugosa White, 1847) White, A. (1847). List of the Specimens of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum: London.</em> i-viii, 1-141 [For date of publication see Sherborn, 1926: 272]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1317596 [details]
original description (of Grimothea novae-zelandiae Filhol, 1885) Filhol, H. (1885). Crustacés. In: Mission de l'Île Campbell. Recherches zoologiques, botaniques et géologiques faites à l'Île Campbell et Nouvelle Zélande. Recueil de Mémoires, Rapports et Documents relatifs à l'Observation du Passage de Vénus sur le Soleil. Gauthier-Villars, Paris, vol. 3(2) (Text), 349–510; vol. 3(2) (Atlas), pls. 38–55. [details]
original description (of Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852) Dana, J.D. (1852). Crustacea, Part I. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. C. Sherman: Phildelphia.</em> 13: i-viii + 1-685. [details]
original description (of Munida subrugosa var. australiensis Henderson, 1888) Henderson, J.R. (1888). Report on the Anomura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 27 (part 69): i-xi, 1-221, pls. 1-21., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-69/README.htm [details]
original description (of Galathea subrugosa Miers, 1874) Miers, E.J. (1874). Crustacea. In: Richardson, J. & J. E. Gray (eds.), The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London, vol. II: 1-5; Pls. I-IV. [details]
basis of record Baba, K.; Macpherson, E.; Poore, G.; Ahyong, S.; Bermudez, A.; Cabezas, P.; Lin, C.-W.; Nizinski, M.; Rodrigues, C.; Schnabel, K. (2008). Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura - families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1905: 1-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1905.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (206 barcodes) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Galathea subrugosa White, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grimothea gregaria)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Munida subrugosa) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To GenBank (251 nucleotides; 246 proteins)
To GenBank (251 nucleotides; 246 proteins) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Munida gregaria (1) 1006360) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Munida gregaria 1006360) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (23 records) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (44 records) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Galathea subrugosa White, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grimothea gregaria)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Munida subrugosa) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To GenBank (251 nucleotides; 246 proteins)
To GenBank (251 nucleotides; 246 proteins) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Munida gregaria (1) 1006360) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Munida gregaria 1006360) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (23 records) (from synonym Munida subrugosa Dana, 1852)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (44 records) (from synonym Munida gregaria (Fabricius, 1793))
