Galatheoidea

Alternate names: squat lobster

Author: unknown

Representative image using: Sternostylus perarmatus

MBARI 2012: D348-09HD

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Representative image using: Munida sp. A

MBARI 2016: D886

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Representative image using: Munida bapensis

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Munidopsis verrilli

MBARI 2006: T932

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Representative image using: Munida quadrispina

MBARI 2014: D622

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Representative image using: Munidopsis sp. 1

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Munidopsis kensmithi

MBARI 2011: D303

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Representative image using: Pleuroncodes planipes

MBARI 2016, D917

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Representative image using: Munidopsis depressa

MBARI 2012: D347-01HD

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Representative image using: Sternostylus iaspis

MBARI 2016: D855

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References

Schnabel, K.E., S.T. Ahyong, and E.W. Maas (2011). Galatheoidea are not monophyletic – molecular and morphological phylogeny of the squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura) with recognition of a new superfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 157-168. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.011

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Galatheoidea

Alternate names: squat lobster

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Galatheoidea Alternate names: squat lobster Author: unknown Representative image using: Sternostylus perarmatus MBARI 2012: D348-09HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munida sp. A MBARI 2016: D886 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munida bapensis MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munidopsis verrilli MBARI 2006: T932 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munida quadrispina MBARI 2014: D622 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munidopsis sp. 1 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munidopsis kensmithi MBARI 2011: D303 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pleuroncodes planipes MBARI 2016, D917 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Munidopsis depressa MBARI 2012: D347-01HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sternostylus iaspis MBARI 2016: D855 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Arthropoda (phylum) Crustacea (subphylum) Malacostraca (class) Eumalacostraca (subclass) Eucarida (superorder) Decapoda (order) Anomura (infraorder) Galatheoidea (superfamily) Chirostyloidea (superfamily) Galatheidae (family) Munididae (family) Munidopsidae (family) Description Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Schnabel, K.E., S.T. Ahyong, and E.W. Maas (2011). Galatheoidea are not monophyletic – molecular and morphological phylogeny of the squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura) with recognition of a new superfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 157-168. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.011 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Galatheoidea (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Galatheoidea. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-06.
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