galatheae, Abyssobrotula Nielsen [J. G.] 1977:42, Figs. 1-9 [Galathea Report v. 14; ref. 3198] Kermadec Trench, southern Pacific, 36°07'S, 178°32'W, Galathea station 661, depth 5230-5340 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P77599. Paratypes: ?MNHN 1981-0930 (1); ZMUC P77600 (1), P77601 (1, c&s), P77602 (1); plus additional material. •Valid as Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen 1977 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:24 [ref. 881], Machida 1989 [ref. 19204], Paulin et al. 1989:131 [ref. 24556], Nielsen 1990:564 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:154 [ref. 25013], Nakabo 2000:438 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:438 [ref. 26001], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27076], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:197 [ref. 28944], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Fujii et al. 2010:512 [ref. 30881], Nielsen & Møller 2015:715 [ref. 34259], Ohashi & Nielsen 2016:560 [ref. 34519], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Carneiro et al. 2019:156 [ref. 37250], Gerringer et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38756], Fermon et al. 2022:206 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen 1977. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Circumglobal. Habitat: marine.