Galathea tongi

Familia: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
Species:

Galathea tongi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015: 310, figs. 110, 121F

Holotype: UF 10707, ♀, 13 August 2005.

Type locality: Kiribati. Line Islands. Tabuaeran Atoll, 3.8051°N, 159.3021°W, 10–23 m.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to the President Anatole Tong of Kiribati, for his global leadership in ocean conservation.

• Macpherson, E. & Robainas-Barcia, A. 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): 1–335. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3913.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.  [original description: p. 310, figs. 110, 121F]

• WoRMS (2020). Galathea tongi Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832434 on 2020-06-01

• BHL bibliography
• Galathea tongi – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galathea tongi.
• ION

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