220 páginas, 5 figuras, 1 tabla.[EN] This adaptation text reproduces Anexo I of the dissertation “Results”: Sistemática e historia evolutiva de la Familia Galatheidae (Crustacea: Anomura) en el Pacífico Sur, of Patricia Cabezas (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/134771[ES] Este artículo es una adaptación del Anexo I de la tesis doctoral: Sistemática e historia evolutiva de la Familia Galatheidae (Crustacea: Anomura) en el Pacífico Sur, of Patricia Cabezas (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/134771Taxonomic and ecological interest in squat lobsters has grown considerably over the last two decades. A checklist of the
870 current valid species of squat lobsters of the world (families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae) is presented.
The compilation includes the complete taxonomic synonymy and geographical distribution of each species plus type
information (type locality, repository and registration number). The numbers of described species in the world’s major
ocean basins are summarised.Peer reviewe
