Lauriea
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| Lauriea | |
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| Lauriea siagiani in a giant barrel sponge | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Galatheidae |
| Genus: | Lauriea Baba, 1971 |
Lauriea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Lauriea gardineri (Laurie, 1926)
- Lauriea siagiani Baba, 1994
The genus was named in 1971 by Keiji Baba in honour of R. D. Laurie, who discovered the first species.[2]
