Galatheidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galatheoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Anomura Superfamilia: Galatheoidea

Familia: Galatheidae
Genera (18): Alainius - Allogalathea - Allomunida - Coralliogalathea - Fennerogalathea - Galathea - Janetogalathea - Lauriea - Macrothea - Nanogalathea - Phylladiorhynchus - †Acanthogalathea - †Hispanigalathea - †Lessinigalathea - †Lophoraninella - †Luisogalathea - †Palaeomunida - †Spathagalathea

Name

• Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819
  • Type genus: Galathea Fabricius, 1793

References

selected references

• Ahyong, S.T.; Baba, K.; MacPherson, E.; Poore, G.C.B. 2010: A new classification of the Galatheoidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). Zootaxa, 2676: 57-68. Preview reference page 
• Baba, K. et al. 2008: Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa, 1905: 1-220. Abstract & excerpt PDF reference page 
• Dong, C.; Li, X. 2010: First records of six galatheid species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Chinese waters. Zootaxa, 2343: 31-44. Preview

links

• BHL bibliography
• Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
• EoL
• GBIF
• ION
• Türkay, M. (2012). Galatheidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106733 on 2012-05-10