Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011
Allogalathea inermis Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011: 260 figures, 4, 6C.
Galathea elegans Miyake, 1938: 37, figure 1, plate 2, figure E (in part); Melin, 1939: 77, figures 48–53 (in part); Utinomi, 1956: 63, plate 32, colour figure 4.
Allogalathea elegans Baba, 1969: 6, figure 1 (in part); Baba, 1979: 654 (in part); Baba, 1988: 54 (in part).
Holotype female, MNHN-Ga7369.
New Caledonia.
From the Latin inermis (unarmed), referring to the absence of spinules on most squamae of P1.
Rostrum short, 1.3–1.6 times longer than wide. P1 short, 2.0–3.0 times carapace length. Palm as long or slightly longer than finger length. Most scales on dorsal surface of palm without spinules. Mesial and lateral margins of P1 palm slightly convex in adult specimens. P2-P4 moderately narrow relative to length. P2 merus 3.5–4.0 times longer that height. Dorsal margin of P2 and P3 meri with row of small proximally diminishing spines.
Males, 1.7–4.5 mm, Females 1.8–5.1 mm. ovigerous females 3.6–7.3 mm.
Usually living on crinoids (O. bennetti and H. robustipinna).
Mozambique, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia (Gorong Island), Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Chesterfield Islands, between a depth of 44 and 120 m.