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Galathocrypta acaudata Román-Contreras & Soto, 2002

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Galathocrypta acaudata Román-Contreras & Soto, 2002
Name authority
Román-Contreras & Soto, 2002
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Bopyridae
Genus
Galathocrypta
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
  7. suborderEpicaridea Latreille, 1825
  8. superfamilyBopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815
  9. familyBopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
  10. subfamilyPseudioninae Codreanu, 1967
  11. genusGalathocrypta Román-Contreras & Soto, 2002
  12. speciesGalathocrypta acaudata Román-Contreras & Soto, 2002

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 13 records assigned to Bopyridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Roman-Contreras, R., & Soto, L. (2002). A new deep-water genus and species of a branchial bopyrid infesting the galatheid crab Munidopsis erinaceus from the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 22. https://doi.org/10.1163/20021975-99990234 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3F2RX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.