Observations and possible function of the striking anterior coloration pattern of <i>Galathea intermedia</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)
Abstract
<jats:p><jats:italic>Galathea intermedia</jats:italic> is common, but cryptic, on Clyde maerl deposits where it lives in small groups of mixed sex and age, sharing shelters (typically dead <jats:italic>Dosinia</jats:italic> shells) to avoid predation. Its appearance is marked by six iridescent blue spots which may play an important role in intra- or interspecific interactions.</jats:p>
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Journal
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume
79
Issue
2
Pagination
371-372
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