Taxonavigation

Familia: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
Species: Galathea polydora

Name

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.

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 Reference page.  [original description: p. 241, figs. 87, 119F, G]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Galathea polydora Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832416 on 2020-05-31
• BHL bibliography
• Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Galathea polydora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Galathea polydora – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galathea polydora.
• ION

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