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WoRMS taxon details

Galearctus Holthuis, 2002

AphiaID

382784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382784)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Scyllarus timidus Holthuis, 1960 accepted as Galearctus timidus (Holthuis, 1960) (type by original designation)

Parent

Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825

Original name

Galearctus Holthuis, 2002

Direct children (8)

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Species Galearctus aurora (Holthuis, 1982)
Species Galearctus avulsus Yang, Chen & Chan, 2011
Species Galearctus kitanoviriosus (Harada, 1962)
Species Galearctus lipkei Yang & Chan, 2010
Species Galearctus rapanus (Holthuis, 1993)
Species Galearctus timidus (Holthuis, 1960)
Species Galearctus umbilicatus (Holthuis, 1977)
Species Galearctus yuanshi Yang & Chan, 2020

Environment

marine

Original description

Holthuis, L.B. (2002). The Indo-Pacific scyllarine lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 24 (3) : 499-683. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Galearctus Holthuis, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382784 on 2026-09-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-20 12:40:44Z

created

Chan, Tin-Yam

2019-10-22 11:18:12Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Holthuis, L.B. (2002). The Indo-Pacific scyllarine lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 24 (3) : 499-683. [details] Available for editors

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