Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Rafael Lemaitre

Research Zoologist and Curator of Crustacea
Department / Division
Education
  • B.A., Universidad J. Tadeo Lozano
  • M.S., Florida International University
  • Ph.D., University of Miami
Research Interests

Systematics, biology, and zoogeography of decapod crustaceans, especially hermit crabs, worldwide.

Publications
Journal Article
Book Chapter
Book
Conference Proceedings
  • Lemaitre, Rafael and McLaughlin, Patsy A. 2003. "On hermit crab mythology, and how kings became hermits." from The Crustacean Society 2003 Summer Meeting in The Crustacean Society 2003 Summer Meeting. 47.
Book Review
  • Lemaitre, Rafael. 1999. [Book review] "Traité de zoologi. Tome VII. Crustacés. Fascicle 2. Generalités (suite) et systématique. 1996. Masson, Paris, France. Pp. 1-1002, 426 plates and figures, 22 tables." Journal of Crustacean Biology, 19, 924–927.
  • Lemaitre, Rafael. 1997. [Book review] "Crustacea Decapoa Anomura: Revision du genre Trizopagurus Forest, 1952 (Diogenidae), avec l&#39etablissement de deux genres nouveaux. 1995." Crustaceana, 70, 508–509.
  • Lemaitre, Rafael. 1994. [Book review] "Lobsters, Florida, Bahamas, the Caribbean. 1991. Green Turtle Publications, Plantation, 512 pp." Bulletin of Marine Science, 54, 1089–1090.
  • Ramos, G. E. and Lemaitre, Rafael. 1991. [Book review] "Henry von Prahl (1948-1989)." Journal of Crustacean Biology, 11, 473–476.
  • Lemaitre, Rafael. 1987. [Book review] "A Field Guide to Caribbean Reef Invertebrates. 1986. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 112 pp." Sea Frontiers, 33, 312–313.
  • Lemaitre, Rafael. 1987. [Book review] "Crabs of Cape Cod. 1986. The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Natural History series No. 3, 80 pp." Estuaries, 10, 351.