Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia
Author
Ahyong, Shane T.
Author
Poore, Gary C. B.
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Zootaxa
2004
2004-03-23
472
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1
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Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819
Remarks.
Representatives of ten galatheid genera are known from Australian waters. The genera are distinguished in the key below.
Key to genera of
Galatheidae
known from
Australia
1 Eyes poorly developed, reduced. Exopod of first maxilliped without flagellum............ ........................................................................................
Munidopsis
Whiteaves, 1874
– Eyes well developed. Exopod of first maxilliped with flagellum ................................. 2
2 Rostrum triangular, flattened dorsally........................................................................... 3
– Rostrum with spiniform median spine flanked either side by supraocular spine.......... 6
3 Endopod of uropod markedly broader than long. Carapace without transverse ridges ..
......................................................................................................... Lauriea
Baba, 1971
– Endopod of uropod about as broad as long. Carapace with transverse ridges.............. 4
4 Rostrum with minute subterminal and distinct basal spine on each side ........................
........................................................................................
Phylladiorhynchus
Baba, 1969
– Rostrum with spines or spinules distributed along margins.......................................... 5
5 Rostrum strongly elongate, ventrally carinate, with 5–9 small lateral spines.................
.................................................................................................
Allogalathea
Baba, 1969
– Rostrum of moderate length, flat, with 2–5 distinct lateral spines..................................
................................................................................................
Galathea
Fabricius, 1793
6 Epipods present on first to third pereopods..................................................................... .........................................................
Raymunida
Macpherson & Machordom, 2000
– Epipods absent from all pereopods ............................................................................... 7
7 Carapace without dorsal spines
..................Anoplonida
Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
– Carapace with dorsal spines .......................................................................................... 8
8 Carapace without transverse ridges, covered with small tubercles, small spines, or very short ridges .............................................................................
Paramunida
Baba, 1988
9 Carapace with long, distinct transverse ridges. Dorsal spines not evenly covering entire surface ............................................................................................................... 10
10 Male
gonopods on second abdominal somite only .......................................................... ..............................................................
Agononida
Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
– Male gonopods on first and second abdominal somites...............
Munida
Leach, 1820