Galathea polydora

Galathea polydora, male.
Galathea polydora, female.

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Galatheoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Anomura
Superfamilia: Galatheoidea

Familia: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
Species: Galathea polydora

Name edit

Galathea polydora Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015: 241, figs. 87, 119F, G

Holotype: MNHN -IU-2013-13377, ♂, 4 January 1993.
Type locality: New Caledonia. St. Marie Bay, 14 m.
Etymology: Polydora (generous giver) is one of the children of Ocean in the Greek mythology.

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