Deep-water Galatheidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from southern and eastern Australia Author Ahyong, Shane T. Author Poore, Gary C. B. text Zootaxa 2004 2004-03-23 472 1 1 76 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.472.1.1 journal article 4857 10.11646/zootaxa.472.1.1 9bae7011-67a0-48f8-bf09-cc7ffd154e67 1175­5334 5552920 7347E600-9390-4F93-9F19-D2A025DDAFDB 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