Taxonavigation

Familia: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
Species: Galathea tagaloa

Name

Galathea tagaloa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015: 297, figs. 107, 121B

Holotype: MNHN -IU-2013-8089, ♂, 11 March 1999.

Type locality: Fiji. BORDAU 1, Stn DW1493, 18°43.02'S, 178°23.74'W, 429–440 m.

Etymology: The name refers to Tagaloa, the ocean-god, that according the Samoan tradition created the Fiji islands.

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. 297, figs. 107, 121B]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Galathea tagaloa Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832432 on 2020-06-01
• BHL bibliography
• Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Galathea tagaloa. 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 tagaloa – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galathea tagaloa.
• ION

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