Galathea polydora Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015, n. sp.

• Main Authors: Macpherson, Enrique, Robainas-Barcia, Aymee
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Decapoda; Galatheidae; Galathea; Galathea polydora; Marie Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5136113; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B3F979FF0342D3FF6DF91F0633E961

Galathea polydora n. sp. (Figs 87, 119 F, G) Galathea subsquamata .— Baba, 1979b: 645 (Marsegu Island, Indonesia, subtidal) (not G. subsquamata Stmpson, 1858) Galathea sp.— Poore et al ., 2011: 334, pl. 12G (color photo, Vanuatu). Material examined . Holotype : New Caledonia. St. Marie Bay, 14 m, 4 January 1993: M 3.4 mm (MNHN-IU- 2013-13377). Paratypes : Indonesia. Moluccas. Ternate, Aru Island, 12 m, 22 March 1908: 1 M 3.4 mm (SMF 4605). NE of Marsegu Island, 18 January 1975, on coral: 1 F 3.2 mm (MNHN-Ga1155). Vanuatu. SANTO, Stn FR01, 15°32.3'S, 167°13.1'E, 18–20 m, 10 Septermber 2006: 1 ov. F 3.0 mm (MNHN- IU-2013-13474).—Stn DS4, 15°31.4'S, 167°14.1'E, 25 m, 11 September 2006: 1 F 1.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2013- 13472).—Stn DS6Light, 15°30.9'S, 167°11.1'E, 8–15 m, 11 September 2006: 5 M 1.9–2.5 mm, 2 F 1.5–1.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13471).—Stn FR2-HH1, 15°33.3'S, 167°08.8'E, 1–25 m, 11 September 2006: 1 M 2.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13465).—Stn FR5, 15°33.8'S, 167°12.8'E, 6–25 m, 12 September 2006: 2 M 2.1–3.2 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13478).—Stn DB12, 15°36.6'S, 167°10.1'E, 10–18 m, 13 September 2006: 20 M 2.4–3.0 mm, 19 ov. F 2.1–2.7 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13461); 1 M 2.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13412).—Stn H, no depth, 17 September 2006: 2 M 2.0– 2.2 mm, 2 ov. F 1.5–2.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13464); 1 ov. F 2.0 mm (MNHN-IU- 2013-13460).—Stn FR20, 15°33.1'S, 167°12.4'E, 3–52 m, 19 September 2006: 4 M 1.9–2.7 mm, 3 ov. F 2.0– 2.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13469); 1 M 3.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13448); 1 ov. F 2.5 mm (MNHN-IU-2013- 13449).—Stn LD1, 15°29'S, 167°14.9'E, 2–4 m, 19 September 2006: 1 M 2.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13463).—Stn DS49, 15°38.7'S, 167°05.2'E, 10–17 m, 21 September 2006: 2 M 2.0– 2.4 mm, 2 ov. F 2.4–3.0 mm (MNHN-IU- 2013-13450).—Stn DB69, 15°24.4'S, 167°13.0'E, 38 m, 27 September 2006: 1 M 2.6 mm, 1 ov. F 2.2 mm, 2 F 1.6–2.3 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13455).—Stn DB75, 15°22.9'S, 167°11.9'E, 20 m, 28 September 2006: 13 M 2.0– 2.8 mm, 14 ov. F 2.0– 2.5 mm, 3 F 1.8–1.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13399).—Stn LD8, 15°22.3'S, 167°11.3'E, 2–4 m, 28 September 2006: 1 M 3.2 mm ...