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Galea may refer to: *Galea (surname) *Galea (botany), a helmet-shaped structure in certain flowers * ''Galea'' (genus), a genus of rodents *Galea (helmet), ancient Roman helmet *Galea (insects), part of the maxilla in the mouthparts of insects *Galea shark, a superorder of sharks See also *Galea aponeurotica The epicranial aponeurosis (aponeurosis epicranialis, galea aponeurotica) is an aponeurosis (a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue). It covers the upper part of the skull in humans and many other animals. Structure In humans, the epicranial ...
, a fibrous tissue covering the cranium {{disambiguation ...
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Galea (surname)
Galea is a surname of Maltese origin. It is also common to parts of Spain and southern Italy. Notable people with the surname include: *Aloisio Galea (1851–1905), Maltese theologian and minor philosopher *Anthony Galea, Canadian sports medicine specialist *Ben Galea, (born 1978), Australian professional rugby league footballer *Carol Galea, (born 1962), Maltese long-distance runner *Ċensu Galea, (born 1956), Maltese politician *Danny Galea, (born 1983), Australian rugby league player *Emanuel Galea (1891–1974), Maltese Roman Catholic bishop and academic *Guze Galea, (1901–1978), Maltese doctor and author *James Galea, Australian magician and actor *Lino Galea, (born 1976), Maltese footballer *Louis Galea, Maltese representative on the European Court of Auditors *Ludwig Galea, Maltese singer *Stefan Galea, Maltese singer *Michael Galea, (born 1979), Maltese footballer *Paul Galea, Australian rugby league player *Robert Galea, Maltese-Australian Roman Catholic priest and singer/ ...
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Galea (botany)
A galea is an overhanging, helmet-shaped, part of the flower that protects the reproductive parts from precipitation, wind, or unwanted visitors. The galea is composed of one or more petals or sepals that have either fused or folded together. The name is taken from the same word for a Roman soldier's helmet. The specific epithet ''galeatus(-a-um)'', ''galeiformis(-e)'', ''galeritus(-a-um)'' or ''galericulatus(-a-um)'' can be found in nomenclature, referring to a prominent helmet-shaped feature in the organism. There are several genera that have been named to reflect this characteristic: ''Galeandra'', ''Galearia ''Galearia'' is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. It is native to Indochina, insular Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are large trees or shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized per ...'' and '' Galearis''. References Plant morphology Plant reproduction {{Botany-stub ...
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Galea (genus)
''Galea'' is a genus of South American rodents of the family Caviidae. Five extant species are known, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. They are: * Southern highland yellow-toothed cavy ('' G. comes'') * Brazilian yellow-toothed cavy (''G. flavidens'') * Lowland yellow-toothed cavy ('' G. leucoblephara'') * Common yellow-toothed cavy (''G. musteloides'') ** Muenster yellow-toothed cavy (''G. m. monasteriensis'') * Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (''G. spixii'') ''Galea'' has until recently been considered to have only three species; the Muenster yellow-toothed cavy was only described in 2004. ''G. flavidens'' is monotypic and ''G. musteloides'' and ''G. spixii'' are polytypic. ''Galea'' is in the family Caviidae and its members are described as cavies; they have sometimes also been called "guinea pigs". Cavies are widespread throughout South America. The high diversity of habitats of different species is paralleled by a high diversity of social organizations. ...
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