Galathea bidens Baba, 1988

Macpherson, Enrique & Robainas-Barcia, Aymee, 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), pp. 1-335 : 59

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:18D06EC6-A61D-4C45-9B5E-52435903556D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5135957
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B3F979-FFC9-421C-FF6D-FB7D0111ED6F
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scientific name	Galathea bidens Baba, 1988
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Treatment

Galathea bidens Baba, 1988 View in CoL

Galathea bidens Baba, 1988: 71 View in CoL , figs 28, 29 (between Cebu and Bohol, 265 m).— Baba, 2005: 243 (key, synonymies).—Baba et al., 2008: 66 (compilation).— Poore et al., 2011: 332, pl. 10D–E (color photo, Philippines).

Material examined. Mariana Islands: Guam Island, Agat Bay, 9 March 2000: 1 M 4.3 mm (UF3170).

Solomon Islands. SALOMON 1, Stn CP1802, 9°31.1'S, 160°35.0'E, 245–269 m, 2 October 2001: 1 M 4.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-8302).

Remarks. The specimens examined agree quite well with the original description, but the flexor margin of the Mxp3 merus has three spines (two in the types). No genetic data are available.

Distribution. Philippines, Mariana Islands, Solomon Islands, 245– 269 m.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Malacostraca
Order	Decapoda
Family	Galatheidae
Genus	Galathea