Coralliogalathea
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| Coralliogalathea | |
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| Coralliogalathea megalochira (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Galatheidae |
| Genus: | Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 1974 |
Coralliogalathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae.[1] Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by Coralliogalathea humilis, recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetically different species.[2]
