Galathea bracteosa

Taxonavigation

Familia: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
Species: Galathea bracteosa

Name

Galathea bracteosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015: 67, fig. 18

Holotype: MNHN -IU-2013-9720, ♂, 20 November 2002.

Type locality: French Polynesia. Austral Islands. BENTHAUS, Stn DW1968, 23°22.88'S, 150°43.52'W, 100–120 m.

Etymology: From the Latin bractea, scale, in reference to the numerous scale-like ridges on the carapace.

References

• Macpherson, E. & Robainas-Barcia, A. 2015. Species of the genus Galathea Fabricius, 1793 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with descriptions of 92 new species. Zootaxa 3913(1): 1–335. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.  [original description: p. 67, fig. 18]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Galathea bracteosa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832359 on 2020-05-19
• BHL bibliography
• Galathea bracteosa – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galathea bracteosa.
• ION

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