Key:  Family Galatheidae

Taken primarily from  Kozloff, 1987, 1996  (Copyright 1987, 1996, University of Washington Press.  Used in this web page by permission of University of Washington Press)

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1a	Eyes with dark pigment, faceted, exopodite of maxilliped terminating in a flagellum; sometimes fairly common at depths greater than about 20 m	Munida quadrispina
1b	Eyes without dark pigment, not faceted; exopodite of first maxilliped not terminating in a flagellum; not likely to be taken except in deep water on the continental shelf	Munidopsis quadrata